SINGAPORE - The Ministry of Home Affairs and Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) will review the laws which allow profits from corruption and other crimes to be confiscated without having to secure a conviction against the suspects. Read more at straitstimes.com.
over a multimillion-dollar bribery scandal in Brazil.
For corruption-related offences, the focus of the investigations would generally be the controlling minds or decision makers of the company, who may be either Singaporean or non-Singaporean, Ms Indranee said. In the Keppel O&M case, the bulk of the evidence and oral testimony - which is crucial in securing a conviction - was not available in Singapore. That the prosecution of the six did not go ahead was not due to any lack of action on the part of CPIB,Several potential key overseas witnesses would not agree to come to Singapore to testify.
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