SINGAPORE: Two forklift operators were charged on Tuesday (Dec 11) for obtaining S$1 bribes from their colleagues in exchange for favours.
Chen Ziliang, 47, and Zhao Yucun, 43, were both working as forklift operators for Cogent Container Depot, when they set out to obtain "small value bribes" from truck drivers at the same company, the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) said in a press release.
AdvertisementChen was charged with one count of corruptly trying to obtain S$1 from a truck driver, in exchange for not delaying the return of a container onto his colleague's vehicle.
Chen was also charged with a second count of "embarking on a course of conduct" to receive a similar value of bribes from truck drivers at Cogent between May 2016 and March 2018, in exchange for not delaying the collection or return of containers onto their vehicles.
Like Chen, the other forklift operator, Zhao, was also charged with one count of "embarking on a course of conduct" to obtain bribes from Cogent truck drivers between September 2014 and March 2018, in return for not delaying the collection or return of containers onto their vehicles.
If convicted, they face up to S$100,000 fine or maximum five years' jail, or both.
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