by Elena Chong
A FORMER vehicle inspector was jailed 18 months on Monday for
taking bribes in return for turning a blind eye to illegally
modified cars.
Mohamed Daud Nadzim, 45, is one of six inspectors from STA
Inspection who were questioned by anti-graft officers in a probe
last year. None of the others has been charged.
Daud accepted a total of $1,675 from 14 people, mainly workshop
representatives, in return for not carrying out stringent checks on
vehicles which had illegal modifications done.
He pleaded guilty to 16 bribery charges. Fourteen others were
taken into consideration.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Peggy Pao Pei Yu said Daud, who was
relatively senior, had roped in two junior colleagues to help him
pass the illegally modified vehicles.
The modifications were done mainly to windscreens, windows,
lamps and exhaust pipes.