DSTA Programme Manager and Another Man Charged Under the Official Secrets Act

On 13 September 2024, Hsu Yee Chern (“Hsu”) ( 许义成, 52-year-old male Singaporean), a Programme Manager from the Defence Science and Technology Agency (“DSTA”) at the material time, was charged in Court under the Official Secrets Act. Tan Kian Meng (“Tan”) (陈建铭, 46-year-old male Singaporean), a Project Manager from a company that had dealings with DSTA at the material time, was also charged in connection with Hsu’s alleged offences.

2. Over four occasions between 3 December 2018 and 3 May 2019, Hsu was alleged to have communicated information regarding three DSTA projects to Tan, which Hsu had obtained owing to his position as a Programme Manager employed by the DSTA and was not authorised to communicate to Tan. For his actions, Hsu faces four charges under section 5(1)(e)(i) of the Official Secrets Act. Correspondingly, Tan faces four charges under Section 5(2) of the Official Secrets Act for receiving the said information from Hsu, knowing that the information was communicated to him in contravention of the Official Secrets Act.

3. Any person convicted of an offence under Section 5 of the Official Secrets Act can be fined up to S$2,000, sentenced to imprisonment of up to two years or both.

Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau