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Thursday, 19 February 2009
Cops on junket charged
Two police officers who allegedly accepted a free trip to Taiwan were charged on Thursday with conduct prejudicial to the good order and discipline of the police force.
Two police officers who allegedly accepted a free trip to Taiwan were charged on Thursday with conduct prejudicial to the good order and discipline of the police force.
Senior station inspector Hashim Kamari, 48, faces one other corruption charge while station inspector Aziz Osman, 49, has 10 other charges of prejudicial conduct.
Hashim was attached to Automotive Engineering and Maintenance Division of the Police Logistics Department when he allegedly accepted a free air ticket, meals and accommodation for a promotional event of Pirelli’s tyres in Taiwan in April 2004.
Station inspector Aziz was then a patrol team leader with Traffic Police Department when he went on the junket.
Hashim is also accused of corruptly accepting an $83 discount from Mr. Lim Sun Kwang when he bought a Metzeler tyre in June 2004 in return for recommending his Traffic Police Department to buy tyres from JR Pte Ltd.
Aziz is accused in the other 10 charges of instructing five subordinates to provide a mobile escort to Mr. John Hooi Tuck Sung at his wedding ceremony and to make a false entry in their police patrol log sheets on May 29, 2004.
Mr. Hooi was then the regional manager of Pirelli Asia.
The two men’ were represented by Mr. Vijay Kumar.
Hashim is out on $5,000 bail. His passport was impounded.
Their pre-trial conference is on March 12.
Corruption is punishable with up to $100,000 fine and a five-year jail term.
If convicted under the Police Force Act, they can be fined up to $500 and/or jailed for up to three months on each charge.
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Cops on junket charged
By Elena Chong
19 February 2009
Two police officers who allegedly accepted a free trip to Taiwan were charged on Thursday with conduct prejudicial to the good order and discipline of the police force.
Senior station inspector Hashim Kamari, 48, faces one other corruption charge while station inspector Aziz Osman, 49, has 10 other charges of prejudicial conduct.
Hashim was attached to Automotive Engineering and Maintenance Division of the Police Logistics Department when he allegedly accepted a free air ticket, meals and accommodation for a promotional event of Pirelli’s tyres in Taiwan in April 2004.
Station inspector Aziz was then a patrol team leader with Traffic Police Department when he went on the junket.
Hashim is also accused of corruptly accepting an $83 discount from Mr. Lim Sun Kwang when he bought a Metzeler tyre in June 2004 in return for recommending his Traffic Police Department to buy tyres from JR Pte Ltd.
Aziz is accused in the other 10 charges of instructing five subordinates to provide a mobile escort to Mr. John Hooi Tuck Sung at his wedding ceremony and to make a false entry in their police patrol log sheets on May 29, 2004.
Mr. Hooi was then the regional manager of Pirelli Asia.
The two men’ were represented by Mr. Vijay Kumar.
Hashim is out on $5,000 bail. His passport was impounded.
Their pre-trial conference is on March 12.
Corruption is punishable with up to $100,000 fine and a five-year jail term.
If convicted under the Police Force Act, they can be fined up to $500 and/or jailed for up to three months on each charge.
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