Security officer and two others charged with corruption offences

On 22 November 2024, Ahmad Bin Khamis (“Ahmad”) (64-year-old male Singaporean), a Senior Security Officer employed by Pico Guards Pte Ltd at the material time, was charged in Court with alleged corruption offences. Two other individuals, Roslan Bin Selamat (“Roslan”) (65-year-old male Singaporean) and Theku Raja Suresh (“Theku”) (41-year-old male Indian National), were also charged in connection with Ahmad’s offences.

2. Between 2019 and 2022, Ahmad is alleged to have corruptly obtained gratifications amounting to no less than S$4,750 over 32 occasions from Roslan, Theku, and three other individuals who are believed to be members of a syndicate. These gratifications were meant as an inducement for Ahmad to allow Roslan, Theku and their syndicate members to transport duty-unpaid cigarettes past the security post at the Chevron Penjuru Terminal and into Singapore.

3. For his actions, Ahmad faces 13 charges under Section 6(a) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, of which 10 charges are amalgamated pursuant to Section 124(4) and 124(8) of the Criminal Procedure Code. Correspondingly, Roslan and Theku each face four charges under Section 6(b) read with Section 29(a) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, of which two charges are amalgamated pursuant to Section 124(4) and 124(8) of the Criminal Procedure Code.

4. Singapore adopts a strict zero-tolerance approach towards corruption. Any person convicted of a corruption offence under Section 6 of the Prevention of Corruption Act can be fined up to S$100,000 or sentenced to imprisonment of up to five years or to both.

5. CPIB looks into all corruption-related complaints and reports, including anonymous ones, and can be reached via the following channels:

a) Lodge an e-Complaint;
b) Email us at report@cpib.gov.sg; 
c) Call the Duty Officer at 1800-376-0000; or
d) Write to us at the CPIB Headquarters @ 2 Lengkok Bahru, S159047.

6. Where possible, the report should include the following information:

a) Where, when and how did the alleged corrupt act happen?
b) Who was involved and what were their roles?
c) What was the bribe given and the favour shown?

Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau