SINGAPORE – A National Environment Agency (NEA) officer who handled burial operations was charged in court on Nov 10 with allegedly obtaining about $21,000 in bribes from 10 people.
These individuals’ companies provide funeral-related services or cemetery-related works, said the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) in a press release.
Abdul Salam Jahabar Sadiq, 47, was handed 10 charges under the Prevention of Corruption Act. Two were amalgamated charges, where multiple alleged incidents are taken together in a single offence.
CPIB said Salam, a Singapore permanent resident, was a verification officer in the burial operations section at NEA.
Charge sheets state that Salam allegedly obtained the bribes, in the form of loans, between 2022 and 2023 from the owners of several companies.
These companies are Mohamed Kubur Services, Kim Zhu Stone Carving Trading, Jasabudi Muslim Casket Services and Marble Contractor, Md Akbar International Islamic Casket, Saith Services, Lian Hock Construction, Urusan Jenazah Ma’al Hijrah & Marble Contractor, and Qalifah Services.
