These kinds of things has been going on for a long time. In my time, navy personnel used to use SAF launches to go into Johore and trade SAF petrol for other goods. Now, we know that these 3 clowns were trading with the Indon navy, and smuggling in cigarettes. i can guarantee u that thier superiors know about this, but everyone just keeps quiet because they get a cut. But imagine, if u smuggle cigarettes, u can smuggle drugs, and weapons. And its not unreasonable to smuggle humans too. Certainly, Mas Salamat will have many sympathisers in Indonesia. If they bribe the Indon navy to help get him out by these means, I will not be surprised. i want to know why the PAP spends billions on F-15s and other worthless shit, when the indon navy can simply sail right in and rendezvous with navy divers to do contraband smuggling? Is this not a bigger risk to national security?
3 soldiers on graft charges
By Carolyn Quek
Ee Jin Liang (centre), Adrian Tan (left), and Ang Zi Heng (far left) could face up to five years in jail or a fine of up to $100,000, or both, for each corruption charge. -- ST PHOTO: WONG KWAI CHOW
THREE soldiers were charged on Thursday with accepting bribes to help members of the Indonesian navy smuggle contraband cigarettes into Singapore.
Ee Jin Liang, 22, Adrian Tan, 23, and Ang Zi Heng, 22, were then full-time national service men with the Singapore Armed Forces, attached to the Tuas Naval Base as drivers.
In return for transporting the illegal cigarettes, the trio received varying quantities of contraband cigarettes, and in Ee's case, a chest of tea too, Ee, faces the most number of charges, including five for corruption.
He had allegedly on five occasions from June to December last year accepted gratification of mainly contraband cigarettes. He is believed to have accepted 10 packets of contraband cigarettes from an unknown Indonesian Naval staff on the first occasion in June.
By the fourth occasion, he is believed to have accepted 20 cartons of contraband cigarettes. Tan and Ang face two and one corruption charges each respectively.
Tan is believed to have received four packets of cigarettes on two occasions last April and June. Meanwhile, Ang is believed accepted 18 to 20 cartons of contraband cigarettes - together with Ee - on one occasion in August.
The men face up to five years in jail or a fine of up to $100,000, or both, for each corruption charge.
3 soldiers on graft charges
By Carolyn Quek
Ee Jin Liang (centre), Adrian Tan (left), and Ang Zi Heng (far left) could face up to five years in jail or a fine of up to $100,000, or both, for each corruption charge. -- ST PHOTO: WONG KWAI CHOW
THREE soldiers were charged on Thursday with accepting bribes to help members of the Indonesian navy smuggle contraband cigarettes into Singapore.
Ee Jin Liang, 22, Adrian Tan, 23, and Ang Zi Heng, 22, were then full-time national service men with the Singapore Armed Forces, attached to the Tuas Naval Base as drivers.
In return for transporting the illegal cigarettes, the trio received varying quantities of contraband cigarettes, and in Ee's case, a chest of tea too, Ee, faces the most number of charges, including five for corruption.
He had allegedly on five occasions from June to December last year accepted gratification of mainly contraband cigarettes. He is believed to have accepted 10 packets of contraband cigarettes from an unknown Indonesian Naval staff on the first occasion in June.
By the fourth occasion, he is believed to have accepted 20 cartons of contraband cigarettes. Tan and Ang face two and one corruption charges each respectively.
Tan is believed to have received four packets of cigarettes on two occasions last April and June. Meanwhile, Ang is believed accepted 18 to 20 cartons of contraband cigarettes - together with Ee - on one occasion in August.
The men face up to five years in jail or a fine of up to $100,000, or both, for each corruption charge.
