In the movies, when the bad guy does something wrong and is approached by a police officer, he often tries to bribe the officer.
He smoothly reaches into his pocket, pulls out some dollar bills, and calmly slides the money over to the officer while pretending to look the other way.
The officer then looks around to check if the coast is clear, grabs the bribe money, and says something like “don’t let me catch you doing that again, alright?”, before scooting away on his bike.
It seems so easy in the movies, doesn’t it? But real life is a little different. Especially real life here in Singapore, where these things are taken rather seriously.
Woman Tried to Bribe Police Officer With $100 When She Was Caught Gathering in a Large Group
28-year-old Chen Yuanyuan’s legal troubles started on 8 Jan this year.
While most of us celebrated the new year with COVID-legal gatherings and by trying to forget about the new year’s resolutions we made, Chen did something a little different.
She allegedly got drunk in public and kicked the legs of two police officers who had approached her.
But that wasn’t her only brush with the law this year. In fact, she pretty much gave the law a tight, uncomfortable hug.
On 24 Feb, she allegedly breached a COVID-19 control order by leaving her residence without reasonable excuse to attend a gathering of more than eight people.
Late that night, the police caught her and 14 others in an apartment at Pemimpin Drive.
Faced with yet another trip to the police station, Chen did something ill-advised: she tried to bribe a police officer with $100 so the officer would not take enforcement action against her.
The officer rejected her offer, of course, and reported the matter to the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB).
That should have been the end of it, but several months later, on 21 June, Chen allegedly committed another illicit act: threatening to injure a man with a kitchen knife.
Faces Seven Charges
With such a long list of offences, it’s unsurprising that Chen was handed seven charges today (7 Oct).
The charges include:
- two counts of voluntarily causing hurt to a public servant
- one count under the Prevention of Corruption Act
- two counts under the Covid-19 (Temporary Measures) Act
“Singapore adopts a zero-tolerance approach towards corruption and other criminal acts. It is a serious offence to offer bribes, or attempt to offer bribes to public officers,” CPIB and the Singapore Police Force said.
So, if you can’t do the time, don’t the crime, and certainly don’t try to bribe.
Those found guilty of corruption can be imprisoned for up to five years and fined up to $100,000.
Chen is expected to return to court on 5 Nov. She’s been offered bail of $15,000.
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