The Commissioner of the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF),
Peter Lim, has been suspended from his duties and the Central
Narcotics Bureau (CNB) chief, Ng Boon Gay, has been questioned by
the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB), according to
Chinese daily Lianhe Wanbao.
In a front page story on Tuesday, the paper quoting reliable
sources, said that Mr Lim had been suspended for nearly a month and
six other SCDF officials, including two of senior rank, are also
under investigation. The paper quoted sources as saying the case is
'linked to money and women'. Mr Lim had his use of the official
SCDF car taken away from him, said the report. Mr Ng was said to
have been called in for questioning by the CPIB but no further
details were given on when exactly he did so.
Mr Lim, 51, became the SCDF Commissioner in May 2009, moving up
from the rank of Deputy Commissioner. He has been in the SCDF for
24 years. He was an engineering service officer, rising through the
ranks to become deputy commissioner in June 2005.
Mr Ng Boon Gay, 45, has been in the Police Force for 20 years. A
local government merit scholar, he was previously in the Criminal
Investigation Department (CID) before taking over at the CNB in
January last year. In his term as the CID director, he oversaw the
setting-up of the Casino Investigation Branch to deal with
casino-related crime amongst other responsibilites.
-- ST
