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SINGAPORE \u2013 Two men were hauled to a district court on March 9 over their alleged involvement in corruption offences related to a government contract. <\/p>\n
Hoo Cheong Hau, 43, and Lim Chee How Nicholas, 45, were each handed two charges under the Prevention of Corruption Act.<\/p>\n
Court documents did not provide details of the government contract.<\/p>\n
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. <\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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. <\/p>\n
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. <\/p>\n
Their cases will be heard again in court in April.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n