A former senior Singapore civil servant was jailed for six months Thursday for receiving oral sex from a female executive of a supplier company in return for business favours. Peter Lim, former chief of the Singapore Civil Defence Force SCDF , had tarnished the reputation of the city-state's public service by engaging in corrupt behaviour, district judge Hamidah Ibrahim ruled. The judge rejected defence pleas for Lim to be given a stiff fine or a short custodial sentence and said "an uncompromising stance must be taken against all corruption offenders regardless of their standing".
She also highlighted Lim's position as the highest-ranking officer in Singapore's emergency response agency and the damage done to the public service. The court heard that Lim had demanded and received oral sex from the year-old general manager of Nimrod Engineering, which had business dealings with the SCDF. Months after the sexual encounter, Lim tipped off the woman about the SCDF's need for equipment used to detect radiation. Nimrod took part in the tender with a "significant advantage", the judge said.
The judge also said she saw no merit in the defence's argument that the case was unique because it involved oral sex and not money. Lim looked distressed, closing his eyes and leaning forward as the judge read her grounds for sentencing.
Seven other sex-for-favours charges against Lim involving two other women were taken into consideration. Two other charges were withdrawn. Singapore: 'sex-for-favours' man jailed Small Medium Large. Singapore: 'sex-for-favours' man jailed. Small Medium Large. He had been found guilty on May 31 and returned to court Thursday for the sentencing.
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