Four Certis officers charged after allegedly receiving over $9,700 in bribes from man
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(Clockwise from top left) Muhammad Sukaimi Gasali was charged after he purportedly bribed officers Sri Daniah Abdul Razak, Muhammad Khairul Amir Suhaimi and Mohamad Aziffi Selamat.
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- Four Certis officers contracted by ICA face corruption charges for accepting bribes, along with charges under the Official Secrets Act.
- A fifth individual, Muhammad Sukaimi Gasali, allegedly bribed the officers for avoiding enforcement and leaking information.
- Sukaimi and an officer conspired to import duty-unpaid cigarettes, evading over $10,900 in taxes.
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SINGAPORE – Four Certis security officers who were contracted by the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority have been charged with corruption offences.
A fifth individual was charged with allegedly giving bribes amounting to more than $7,600 to the officers between June 2021 and July 2023.
On Aug 8, Muhammad Sukaimi Gasali, 34, was charged after he purportedly bribed the four officers to not take enforcement actions against him at Jurong Port related to contraband or duty-unpaid cigarettes.
He is also accused of giving one of the officers, Sri Daniah Abdul Razak, 26, bribes amounting to $2,190 to reward her for disclosing confidential information on enforcement actions at Tuas Checkpoint multiple times between February and April 2024.
Sukaimi received six amalgamated charges for corruptly giving gratification to the officers.
He also received four charges under the Official Secrets Act (OSA), two charges for abetment to engage in a conspiracy, four charges for the storing of contraband or duty-unpaid cigarettes, and two charges for dealing with the contraband cigarettes.
Sukaimi allegedly conspired with Daniah and another unnamed individual to import 22 cartons and 470 packets of duty-unpaid cigarettes into Singapore. Investigators allegedly discovered another 16 packets of contraband cigarettes at Sukaimi’s residence, and nine packets at Daniah’s home.
Altogether, they purportedly evaded over $10,900 in excise duty and goods and services tax.
For her alleged role in Sukaimi’s scheme, Daniah was handed two charges under the Prevention of Corruption Act, two charges for abetment in conspiring to import uncustomed goods, two charges for storing uncustomed goods, and one charge under the OSA.
The other three Certis officers are also accused of providing information to Sukaimi on enforcement checks at Jurong Port on multiple occasions between June 2021 and April 2024.
Muhammad Haaziq Karudin, 33, Muhammad Khairul Amir Suhaimi, 25, and Mohamad Aziffi Selamat, 32, were each handed one charge for corruption and another for offences under the OSA.
In response to queries from The Straits Times, a Certis spokesperson said Daniah, Haaziq, Khairul and Aziffi are no longer employed by the firm.
“The actions of these individuals do not reflect the pride and professionalism that define Certis’ commitment to keeping Singapore safe for the past 60 years.”
“We hold our officers to the highest standards of integrity and conduct, and we do not condone any form of corruption,” the spokesperson said.
Sukaimi, Daniah and Haaziq will return to court on Sept 5 for the next hearing. Aziffi and Khairul are set to plead guilty on Sept 19.
