2 men charged over corruption offences linked to government contract

At the time of the offences, Hoo was the director of Ten Innovation, an IT consultancy company, while Lim was a solutions architect of ATOS Information Technology, a software company.

Lim had accepted $125,000 worth of bribes as a reward for furthering the business interests of Ten Innovation with ATOS in relation to the government contract over multiple occasions between 2016 and 2017.

Anyone convicted of a corruption offence under the Prevention of Corruption Act can be fined up to $10,000, jailed up to five years, or both.

If the offence is related to a contract or a sub-contract with the Government or a public body, the maximum jail term for each offence can be increased to seven years.

Their cases will be heard again in court in April.