Certis CISCO Security VP bribed by Security & Risk Solutions shareholder to release security info, charged with corruption

Three men charged over alleged corruption, falsification involving security firm

Three men were charged in court on Tuesday (1 Sept) over alleged corruption and falsification offences.

They are Amos Kng Eng Seng, 53, Luis Phay Nai Yang, 55, and Nicholas Koh Swee Siong, 50.

Phay was an assistant vice-president at Certis CISCO Security when the alleged offence took place.

Certis CISCO Security AVP among three charged

According to a 1 Sept press release published by the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB), Phay allegedly received a bribe of between S$2,000 and S$3,000 from Kng between 2019 and 2020.

The payment was allegedly made as a reward for Phay disclosing confidential information belonging to Certis CISCO Security.

Kng was a director and shareholder of Security & Risk Solutions (SRS) at the time.

According to Safety & Security Asia, Kng co-founded the company SRS in 2006 and was the Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

Kng faces one charge for allegedly giving the bribe, while Phay faces one charge for allegedly receiving it.

More than S$580,000 allegedly linked to false accounts

Kng and Koh also face charges over allegedly falsifying company accounts.

Between May 2017 and October 2018, the pair allegedly made false entries in the accounts of SRS and Bikeabag for two invoices totalling about S$79,400.

The invoices were for services purportedly provided by Bikeabag to SRS, although they allegedly knew no such work had been carried out.

Between July 2020 and June 2025, they allegedly falsified the accounts on 55 occasions involving 57 invoices, CPIB said.

These invoices totalled about S$501,200 and were also for services allegedly not provided by Bikeabag.

When MS News did checks on 1 Sept, there were no traces of an active company website besides its entity on Singapore Business Directory.

However, a backlink pointed to a now-deleted Instagram account of the company, where it describes the company as “an independent consignnment platform”.

CPIB: Zero-tolerance approach towards corruption

CPIB said Kng and Koh each face two charges relating to these alleged offences.

Kng separately faces another charge over an alleged S$48,000 false entry.

In March 2021, he allegedly received payment from Comprehensive Support Services (CSS) for services purportedly provided by SRS, despite allegedly knowing that no such work had been done.

Kng therefore faces three falsification charges in total, alongside the corruption charge.

Koh faces two falsification charges.

CPIB did not state how Koh was linked to SRS.

Singapore adopts a strict zero-tolerance approach towards corruption, CPIB said.

Anyone convicted of a corruption offence under Section 6 of the Prevention of Corruption Act can be fined up to S$100,000, jailed for up to five years, or both.

For offences under Section 477A of the Penal Code, an offender can be fined, jailed for up to 10 years, or both.

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