2 former Certis officers jailed for accepting over $4,000 in bribes

Two men who accepted more than $4,000 in bribes from a mobile crane operator were jailed on Oct 21.

- Claudia Tan

Mohamad Aziffi Selamat, 32, was sentenced to one year and eight months' jail, and ordered to pay a penalty of $3,450, for failing to take enforcement action against a man who was smuggling contraband cigarettes into Jurong Port.

Muhammad Khairul Amir Suhaimi, 25, was sentenced to 10 months' imprisonment and ordered to pay a penalty of $600 for a similar offence.

The two men had each pleaded guilty to one count of corruption as well as an offence under the Official Secrets Act, for sharing their deployment information and operational details.