SINGAPORE: A former senior vice-president at Singapore Post went on trial on Monday for charges of cheating the company into paying him a salary of S$8,000, and for attempting to seek a bribe of S$1 million.
In his CV, Liang said he had been employed as head of project management at GSM Holdings since August 2012. He claimed that his salary was S$12,500 with another S$2,000 in fixed transport allowance. However, Liang was not formally employed by GSM and was never a director there. Instead, he had assisted his friend, Mr Tan Yew Seng, who was a director and shareholder at GSM.
According to the cheating charge, Liang is accused of inducing SingPost to give him a salary of S$8,000 between June and July 2013 by providing false information regarding his employment history and remuneration.