Cop used police database

[Ripley]

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Oct 20, 2009
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Inspector Sylvester Marian, 44, pleaded guilty on Tuesday in a district court to using the police computer screening system without authority on 10 occasions between February and August 2005. -- ST PHOTO: WONG KWAI CHOW
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A POLICE officer treated the force's database as his personal address book to check on the particulars of a girlfriend, her ex-husband and another acquaintance. Inspector Sylvester Marian, 44, pleaded guilty on Tuesday in a district court to using the police computer screening system without authority on 10 occasions between February and August 2005. He will be sentenced next Tuesday after his lawyer presents arguments for a lenient penalty The maximum punishment is a $5,000 fine and a two-year-jail term for each offence. Although Marian has admitted to disregarding these regulations, he is claiming trial to two other charges accusing him of corruption and providing false information to CPIB officers.

 

[Ripley]

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Oct 21, 2009
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Marian faces two other charges - one for graft and the other for providing false information to CPIB officers. -- ST PHOTO: WONG KWAI CHOW
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A POLICE officer yesterday admitted to using the force's database as his personal address book to check up on the particulars of people he knew.
Inspector Sylvester Marian, 44, will be sentenced next Tuesday for having used the police computer screening system without authority 10 times over a six- month period in 2005. He could be fined up to $5,000 and jailed for up to two years on each count. His unauthorised use of the database was uncovered by accident. In October 2006, the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) received a tip-off that Marian had accepted a bribe. A raid on his office at the Bedok Police Division turned up a computer printout dated Aug 26, 2005, from the Criminal Records Office listing the previous convictions of a Ms Nicolas Liza Choong Shamen, known to be an acquaintance of his.

 

[allanlee]

In October 2006, the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) received a tip-off that Marian had accepted a bribe.

Back in the 90s, when Sylvester was a Senior Investigation Officer at Geylang Police Division..... there was a young rookie cop who was attached to his investigation team...... this newbie poodle wasn't very good at paperwork and often had problems clearing the investigation files...... he kenna tekkan left n right by SIO Sylvester...... but this young rookie poodle is none other than the current Dy Director of CPIB ...... so it's PAYBACK time :p

 

[Nathaniel]

Hi,

This police officer has broken the rules of integrity for the police organization. He deserves to be punished.

 

[allanlee]

He deserves to be punished.

Quote=Nathaniel He deserves to be punished. /Quote

 

[Watchman]

Back in the 90s, when Sylvester was a Senior Investigation Officer at Geylang Police Division..... there was a young rookie cop who was attached to his investigation team...... this newbie poodle wasn't very good at paperwork and often had problems clearing the investigation files...... he kenna tekkan left n right by SIO Sylvester...... but this young rookie poodle is none other than the current Dy Director of CPIB ...... so it's PAYBACK time

Like I said when you in the police force. You got half your body in jail .

 

[jw5]

A lesson for all civil servants not to abuse their authority or power for personal purposes.

 

[slashy98432]

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