ICA Inspector Faces Charges for Alleged Corruption Involving Sexual Favors

A 53-year-old Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) inspector, Kannan Morice Rajagopal Jayaram, faces charges for allegedly receiving sexual favors in exchange for facilitating short-term visit pass applications.

Between 2022 and February 2023, he is accused of accepting sex acts from six individuals, as inducements to assist them with their visit pass applications.

The Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau has filed six charges under the Prevention of Corruption Act.

If convicted, Kannan could face up to five years in jail, a fine of up to S$100,000, or both.

He has been interdicted from service since April 15, and the court has set a four-week adjournment for further proceedings.

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