National Parks Board ranger jailed for $20 bribery bid
Published on May 16, 2012
Lee Hak Peng, 59, was jailed for three months on Wednesday for trying to bribe student Nurhidayu Mansor, (not pictured), then 17, in return for not issuing her a summons on March 12, 2010. -- ST PHOTO: WONG KWAI CHOW
By Elena Chong
A National Parks Board tactical ranger issued a summons to a 17-year-old girl for littering at East Coast Park after he had tried to bribe her into paying him $20.
Lee Hak Peng, 59, was jailed for three months on Wednesday for trying to bribe student Nurhidayu Mansor, then 17, in return for not issuing her a summons on March 12, 2010.
A district court heard that Lee, together with a colleague, was patrolling the East Coast Park area when he saw the girl throwing a plastic bag and a piece of tissue paper on the ground next to a tent.
Lee approached her alone and identified himself as an NParks officer. He pointed to the litter she had thrown and asked her for $20.
Read the full story in Wednesday's edition of The Straits Times.
