Wednesday, August 7, 2013

One Man's View

During small talk at a wake last year, somebody was awfully confident about the outcomes of the corruption cases concerning Peter Lim (Singapore Civil Defence Force) and Ng Boon Gay (Central Narcotics Bureau). Sure enough, Lim was jailed and Ng was acquitted. The whiff of intrigue spelt power play at high levels.

PM Lee's sacking of CPIB Director Eric Tan over a mere $1.7 million embezzled by Edwin Yeo, an Assistant Director, confirms the rot is indeed well entrenched and system wide. After all, not a whimper was raised when Balakrishnan blew $387 million.

The following 2012 account culled from the internet may fit Ng Eng Hen's definition of DRUMS - Distortions, Rumours, Untruths, Misinformation and Smears -  but as they say, there's no smoke without fire. The curious observer will note that all the component parts, warts and all, form a perfect fit.

This is a smoke screen. It's a cover up of an investigation gone wrong and heading no where. It's part of a bigger conspiracy from a prolonged power struggle within MHA, resulting in severe collateral damage.
The current Director of CPIB, Eric Tan, was in ISD during the 1987 Marxist Conspiracy. As a relative of Monsignor Francis Lau, Eric played an important role between ISD/Singapore government and the Church. Since then, he earned the trust of the then Director ISD, Benny Lim, and has been backed by the latter till date.
Eric is well known within MHA to be a hot-blooded rash person. For example, in GE 1991, when still in ISD, he was deployed to observe the crowd in a Potong Pasir rally. Instead of following the agreed rules of engagement (trailing and identifying trouble makers, and passing the leads to police for arrest), he identified himself as a police officer in a crowd of thousands and tried to arrest the trouble makers. That action of him nearly caused a major riot. He received a warning letter for his rash act. But he was backed by Benny Lim.
Unfortunately he did not learn his lesson, and did a similar stunt in GE 1997 when he was still in ISD. But with backing by Benny, he enjoyed smooth career in MHA moving from ISD to SIR to CNB and to ICA. But his rash behaviour never changed. In 2005, Benny became the Perm Sec of MHA, and Eric's flag flew even higher.
However, due to his weakness, he was never considered for the post of Commissioner of Police despite strong backing by Benny. This is especially true when he had a very strong contender - Lock Wai Han, who happens to have two very good drinking friends in the police force - Ng Boon Gay and Paul Lim.
For some strange reason, Paul Lim at a private birthday dinner in Shangri-La was accused of molesting the Shang Palace waitress in 2009. The case was leaked to the press too. At that time, Director CID was Ng Boon Gay. But because of their closeness, Deputy Director CID Wong Choon Mann was appointed as the IO for Paul's case. Paul had his lucky break, his friend at the dinner happened to film the occasion and the said waitress was filmed teasing the guests including sitting on laps. Paul resigned before PSD initiated the internal disciplinary proceeding. During that time, Paul was avoided by many in MHA, but Boon Gay and Peter Lim believed in him and continued to meet him.
A year later, 2010, Boon Gay and Wai Han were implicated in insider trading and investigated by CPIB. There were insufficient evidence. Wai Han resigned and he is now based in China. Boon Gay was posted as Director CNB. And the first thing he uncovered and went public was the years of wrong drug statistics before his time, when the Deputy Director CNB then was Ng Ser Song. Coincidentally, Ser Song was a young ISD officer with Eric in GE 1991. And, Ser Song now replaced Boon Gay as Director CNB.
With no strong candidate, an unlikely officer, Ng Joo Hee, was selected as Commissioner of Police. He is the first CP without the major foundation postings - Director Ops and Director CID. He had his disciplinary cases in his younger days too, such as losing his Investigation Papers. But he did once work for Benny in ISD. Another ISD connection. As the CP now, he can't be bothered with policy, planning and management. He is only interested in outdoors. And with this new found fame, his IT headhunter wife, Joyce, has been telling her customers and candidates about her husband.
Sensing that his position is weakening especially since Benny is due to be posted out of MHA, Eric accepted the post of Director CPIB on 1 Oct 2010. Soon in 2011, Benny took over as Perm Sec PMO. Eric is once again with Benny. Eric pulled along Choon Mann (who investigated against Paul) to become Director Investigation in CPIB. Knowing that Eric has grudges with many officers in MHA, there were talks since 2010 that many in MHA would be in trouble.
The golden opportunity presented itself. A sore loser in the IT industry (Derrick Leau?), made a false report about money and sex involving SCDF and CNB. Still a hot-blooded rash person, Eric directed his team to take action including arresting Peter and Boon Gay before sufficient surveillance and preliminary covert investigation were carried out.
After weeks of investigation and many more people arrested/called up, CPIB found no evidence of money and sex as alleged by the "whistleblower". Around the same time, the latter leaked to the press to pressurize Singapore government. This explains the first CPIB press release of "serious personal misconduct" as opposed to alleged corruption, and subsequent releases and interviews with Ministers including PM. In Singapore, sex in return of favours is definitely classified as corruption.
CPIB is now in a panick mode. They made a big blunder by rashly arresting two HODs and many senior officers and even people from the industry, many from NCS. They now need to dig out every small things that they can get hold. They even interrogated the arrested people to justify small little things such as simple meals and golf games. I believe Ministers and MPs attended even more
dinner and golf game!
With no knowledge at all how the IT industry operates for win-win for government and vendor, CPIB even asked staff of NCS why they knew the budget of certain projects, and why they are the only bidder, why they bidded just below the budget, etc. I guess RFI (request for information) to CPIB means Requires Forced Interrogation.
Perhaps CPIB investigators did not realize that when Eric was Commissioner ICA from 2005 to 2010, he was entertained frequently by NEC and EDS (now HP). And they probably did not know that NEC won a contract as a sole bidder at $4,999,999, one dollar below the actual budget.
The root of this power struggle and conspiracy was planted during the Marxist Conspiracy. Many more senior people in the government were once the core ISD team involved in the operation. Back then, PM Goh Chok Tong was even quoted "Was the ISD not making a mistake? Were they not over-reacting?"

The writer went on to propose that the SPF should arrest Eric Tan for wrongful arrests and many other abuses. Lay defamation charges against the SPH and the papers, he suggested. Arrest the false "whistleblower". This is certainly One Man's View that has all the makings of a best seller.

26 comments:

  1. more ..... more

    PLEASE .....

    better than those court conspiracy in those tv drama

    fuck lhl n his dogs n bitches

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  2. I read that in Sammyboy forum long ago.. By the way Eric Tan is not fired but just transferred out after his term lapsed. He only receive a warning letter because he has a powerful backer Benny Lim. Even Teo is afraid of him. What do you think?

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    1. Yes, he was redeployed. so what does the warning letter mean? NOTHING! just a move to placate the public. What good did Eric Tan do for Straits Times to write "many contributions to CPIB, strengthening the organisation and handling major corruption cases". i'm disappointed with PM Lee handling this. Btw, CPIB reports to PM Lee. the public wants accountability. I think it's fair as tax payers because we're talking about $1.7 million of public money.

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    2. Straits Times, Eric Tan did not do a good job as CPIB Director - don't pull wool over our eyes. CPIB only give talks to schools, etc. There's rot & the people working in there are too free ie y they've time to go gambling!

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  3. Ng Ser Song who screw up the drug statistics is allowed back in after they take down Ng Boon Gay. Maybe the same thing will happen to Eric Tan once an oppurtunity presents itself.

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  4. LHL did not sack Eric Tan, he merely redeployed him where his "knowledge and experience will be valuable". He will still be collecting his fully salary and perks, and who knows, appointed to the board of directors of a GLC. Maybe he knows too much. Maybe he knows where the bodies are buried.

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  5. This rot to the core cannot have happened if the system is not dominated by unaccountable autocrats giving their favourite underlings unfettered powers. Sure factions and clicks exist everywhere, but when rotten wood floats to the top of the pile, then the stench fills the air, choking the system to death faster than any corrective actions. Once again, rather than accuse the new media, chicken breast surgeons shud remove their heads fom the sand and thank the whistle blowers for waking the sotongs up!

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  6. this is more salacious than my korean dramas..

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    1. this is blockbuster material for television series with potential to secure record viewership.
      i will gladly play the supporting role if tattler is cast as chief villian, and of course....jackass neo is not directing.

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  7. OMG! It's even better than the late Swedish Stieg Larsson's trilogy - Girl with dragon tattoo, Girl who played with fire and Girl who kicks the hornet's nest! Yes, we want more pls Really langgar!

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  8. You are not posting the "right things"...Drum roll please, ah neh!

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    1. "Née keelay naan maylay" Yes the DRUMS roll. Keep it rolling daaa!

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  9. If public servants are not even allowed to fuck anybody else other than their legally wedded spouses, what sort of creatures or animals do you think the G have created ?

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    1. Hypocrites ?

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    2. They can go overseas to screw around ma? It's CBF - Not chee bye fucker but Cheaper, Better sbd Faster girls lah.

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    3. Long live to the internet and blogs. May they live forever to tell stories that will never be told in MSM.

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  10. So he said CSM turned out not to be so brilliant...
    hahaha..I think many would agree that the statement should apply to his own son instead!

    Not everyone is as power and ego hungry as he is.
    And why is the Istana being abused as a place for his private book launch?

    世间上,有时候有一些人看似君子,其实是乃小人.

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    1. If only all of Singapore's old age homes were like the Istana.

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    2. He used to belittle Chiam See Tong's O Level results, now he's going after CSM?
      LKY once made it known his second son did not have a television set in his house, although he was CEO of a large telecommunications company. So the kids went over to grandpa's house to watch TV. Who's the dimwit here?

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    3. Dimwit? You have to be joking. Appointing someone who did not have a television set to head Singtel is a masterstroke!

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    4. Even at his death bed he wants to have a last go at opposition. It shows he is afraid or insecure about csm, and decided to do his son a disfavor for the last time. Truth be told, even if you were to put an Obama or Angela Merkel here in opp camp, none will be allowed to shine under his dysfunctional and broken meritocracy. History will prove him wrong. Don't just take my words, go buy book by Michael Barr on the ruling elite of spore.

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    5. For whom the drums roll8/08/2013 9:07 AM

      Why waste time on propaganda and drums in a set top box when you can hear all the unvarnished truths from papa s mouth..? Tv is for entertaining the sheeps and lambs only.

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    6. Dont't you people see what he is trying play?
      If you are amiable and accommodating like CSM,you are a disappointment. But if you are a outspoken combatant like CSJ or JBJ. he would bring you down in no time with the use of state resources
      Age is supposed to mellow down a person but this leopard (actually a pussycat) will carry his spots till he kicks the bucket

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    7. "Why is the Istana being abused as a place ........book launch? "

      I am inclined to think LKY is actually the landlord for the Istana property and phony president Tan is merely the tenant.
      So like any tenant who habour thoughts of extending their stay, the phony president has to extend this courtesy of allowing the landlord to use the premises temporarily.

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  11. sorry i am naive, they never taught in school but what "resources" do these men have that make them "powerful" in this rule by law country? "white" or "black" or both and do these forces move by command of respect or money or coercion?

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  12. 08/08/2013 9:02 AM -

    "Even at his death bed he wants to have a last go at opposition. It shows he is afraid or insecure about csm, and decided to do his son a disfavor for the last time. Truth be told, even if you were to put an Obama or Angela Merkel here in opp camp, none will be allowed to shine under his dysfunctional and broken meritocracy. History will prove him wrong. Don't just take my words, go buy book by Michael Barr on the ruling elite of spore"

    Read also Rodney King's book - "The Singapore Miracle- Myth & Reality" provided you can get them in the Little Red Dot.

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