No reason to debar ST Marine from patrol boats tender based on CPIB investigations: Indranee Rajah

SINGAPORE: There must be a “nexus” relating to government-related contracts before debarment can be recommended and applied, which is why ST Marine’s winning of the tender to build 12 patrol boats for the Police Coast Guard was allowed, said Second Finance Minister Indranee Rajah on Monday .

Debarment from participation in government contracts, is a “separate and distinct exercise” from court proceedings and serves a different purpose, she said. In the case of the former ST Marine executives who were convicted of corruption, Ms Indranee said the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau investigations “did not reveal any connection to the government agency or contract, hence the circumstances in which debarment can be recommended under the policy parameters did not arise”.She noted that for the case against the former executives, their offences dated between 2000 and 2011, which meant the most recent case was eight years ago.

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