Senior MFA official suspended, investigated by police

[Mcf777]

is it claim piak piak $

 

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A senior Foreign Affairs official is being investigated by the police over allegations of filing improper claims for expenses incurred during visits overseas.

 

Chief of protocol at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), Mr Lim Cheng Hoe was suspended on Tuesday and the ministry referred the case to the Commercial Affairs Department (CAD) on Wednesday.

 

The Straits Times understands he has not been arrested. Mr Micheal Tan Keng Siong is now acting chief of protocol at the ministry.

 

The Business Times, quoting an MFA spokesman, reported on Thursday that the ministry had received information that Mr Lim, a veteran of 38 years in the Civil Service, had made improper claims for reimbursements, for expenses incurred by him, during some of his overseas visits.

 

[Yardo]

I don't understand how these chaps came to a decision that would risk their hard built reputation and put their job at stake to go after things that they could well afford and means nothing to them. This is inexplicable.

[Gee]

I don't understand how these chaps came to a decision that would risk their hard built reputation and put their job at stake to go after things that they could well afford and means nothing to them. This is inexplicable.

 

I guess we'll never know if crime committed since day one, would we?

Higher stakes more kick?