Officers jailed for bribes

Officers jailed for bribes

SINGAPORE (AFP): Five Singaporean immigration officers have been jailed for taking bribes from Malaysian-operated syndicates to make it easier for Indonesians to enter the city state, a report said yesterday.

The officers, on duty at the Malaysia-Singapore border checkpoint at Woodlands, were given jail sentences of up to two- and-a-half years each.

Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore island are linked by a causeway.

The officers were also ordered to pay a penalty equal to the amount they received in bribes totaling S$14,000 (US$10,000), according to the Straits Times daily.