8 S’pore civil servants under probe over property near future MRT stations

Chan said the eight cases needed a closer look due to the circumstances of the purchases or gaps in available information.

“Let me emphasise that a referral does not mean that wrongdoing has been established. The police will look into the facts independently, and due process will be followed,” he added.

The review followed a US research paper which found that Singapore civil servants involved in rail planning appeared more likely than other buyers to purchase homes near yet to be announced future railway stations.

The paper, published by the US-based National Bureau of Economic Research last month, said its findings pointed to the possible use of information that was not yet available to the public.

Singapore’s public service division initially reviewed purchases made between 2007 and 2011, but later extended the period to 2014 as more MRT station locations were announced after 2011.

Chan said more cases could be examined if new information emerged.