TL;DR: On 13th December 2023, Lune Loh submitted a CPIB corruption complaint containing evidence appearing to show Investigation Officer Roger Seah Ming Hui instructing one Mercury Jamie Alice to file a false police report against Vickreman Harvey Chettiar, so as to discredit the latter for publicising her 2014 rape in IMH. The screenshots appear to show IO Seah leveraging his Attorney-General's Chambers (AGC) and gang connections to offer incentives to and make threats against Mercury. Without passing judgment on IO Roger Seah Ming Hui's guilt or innocence, we urge CPIB to promptly investigate the corruption complaint, and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong to give his consent for CPIB's investigation if needed. We also urge President Tharman Shanmugaratnam to assent to the investigations in the event that PM Lee does not provide his consent.

1) Nature Of Corruption Complaint Against Roger Seah Ming Hui

On 13th December 2023, following the official procedure and adhering to the formal route for anti-corruption whistle-blowing in Singapore, Lune Loh submitted a corruption complaint to the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB). Lune's corruption complaint was against police officer Roger Seah Ming Hui from the Singapore Police Force (SPF), who was an Investigation Officer (IO) from Bedok Police Division at the relevant time period of August 2021 to November 2021. IO Roger Seah Ming Hui was in charge of investigating an anthrax hoax committed on 9th August 2021 by a civilian and Singapore citizen Mercury Jamie Alice, age 21 at the time. This incident received coverage in a story "Youth accused of making false police report about anthrax attack at Bedok Mall" by TODAY Online.

Lune's corruption complaint provides screenshot evidence of a text message exchange between IO Roger Seah Ming Hui (operating under the pseudonym of "Inspector Ganesh") and Mercury Jamie Alice, via the instant messaging service Telegram Messenger. The conversation is dated 13th August 2021.

Notably, based on the screenshots, IO Roger Seah Ming Hui appears to have had knowingly induced and instructed Mercury Jamie Alice to file a disingenuous police report filled with false allegations against another civilian and Singapore citizen Vickreman Harvey Chettiar, whom IO Roger Seah Ming Hui refers to as a "target" that is "necessary to bring down". It appears that Vickreman Harvey Chettiar being a "target" pertains to her publicising her having been raped at the Institute of Mental Health (IMH) in February 2014, as explained by the Justice4Harvey campaign. Instances of such whistle-blowing can be rare and difficult to mount, especially when the location of the rape is at a public healthcare institution, such as IMH.

Having read Lune's corruption complaint, we understand that Mercury Jamie Alice had indeed complied with IO Roger Seah Ming Hui's orders, and that the false police report against Vickreman Harvey Chettiar is officially filed as police report A/20210813/7007 on record. The intent and outcome of police report A/20210813/7007 was to discredit Vickreman Harvey Chettiar.

Based on the screenshots, Mercury Jamie Alice's compliance with what appears to be a clear case of police corruption was due to IO Roger Seah Ming Hui's threats, coercion and rewards/incentives promised to Mercury Jamie Alice. Lune states in her corruption complaint that "Inspector Seah had improperly offered to seek a non-custodial sentence for Mercury’s anthrax hoax offence in exchange for Mercury offering false testimony against Harvey per Inspector Seah’s instructions."

Further based on the screenshots, it appears to us quite plainly that IO Roger Seah Ming Hui's potential corruption involves leveraging his personal or professional connections within the legal system, specifically the Attorney-General's Chambers (AGC), and within gang (or secret society) spaces. If IO Roger Seah Ming Hui's corruption is not investigated promptly, this means that there is a dangerous overlap and blurring of boundaries between the criminal justice system, the legal system and organised crime with civilian life here. This cannot be left untouched and cannot be allowed to continue to fester.

The full contents of Lune's corruption complaint, submitted to the CPIB, is presented here.

2) President Tharman Shanmugaratnam: Give The CPIB Your Mandate

We would like to remind that the citizens of Singapore elected President Tharman Shanmugaratnam into presidential office in trust and belief that he can and will uphold his duties.

We remind that President Tharman Shanmugaratnam has publicly said: "We've never had a Prime Minister (who) prevents the CPIB from doing its work. If ever the day comes, the President will be there... That's the Singapore system."

We, the undersigned, urge for Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong to ensure that the CPIB is given full and prompt rein in investigating IO Roger Seah Ming Hui's potential corruption.

We, the undersigned, urge for President Tharman Shanmugaratnam to give the CPIB his mandate, should it be the case that Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong does not provide the CPIB with his consent for the investigation into IO Roger Seah Ming Hui's potential corruption to go forth.

3) Singapore Must Maintain A Hard Anti-Corruption Stance

We, the undersigned, are not passing judgment on IO Roger Seah Ming Hui's guilt or innocence – but are simply urging for a thorough and immediate investigation into any relevant corruption claims against him.

We'd like to highlight the following paragraphs in Lune's corruption complaint:

"Singapore’s continued survival depends on upholding the incorruptibility and integrity of our public service and confidence in our Rule of Law. This means that public officers who have acted corruptly have to be duly investigated, charged, prosecuted, and sentenced.

The conduct displayed by Inspector Seah in the messages he had exchanged with Mercury on 13 August 2021 is completely unacceptable in any of our public officers, and must not be tolerated in our law enforcement officials. There can be no room for anyone to get away with such malpractices without consequences, and allowing this to fester would be deeply prejudicial to Singapore’s national interests and well-being.

It is in Singapore’s interest that your office investigates the matter, that the Prosecution prefer the necessary charges against Inspector Seah. Failing to do so will severely undermine public confidence in the integrity of our institutions."

In light of recent developments concerning ex-Transport Minister S. Iswaran's CPIB probe, it is imperative that Singapore continues to uphold its tough stance against corruption – especially when the case of IO Roger Seah Ming Hui could imply a much deeper level of corruption than ex-Transport Minister S. Iswaran's case does. Moreover, just as ex-Transport Minister S. Iswaran received "1 charge of obstructing the course of justice, which is an offence punishable under section 204A(a) of the Penal Code", if Lune's corruption complaint is true, IO Roger Seah Ming Hui would be likewise potentially culpable for similar related charges under section 204A of the Penal Code.

We, the undersigned, urge for the CPIB to investigate IO Roger Seah Ming Hui with promptness. There should be no reason for delay, as this is a matter of national security, political and institutional trust and transparency, economic reputation as Singapore must remain corruption-free for its financial prosperity, and social harmony and well-being for all.

We, the undersigned, urge the CPIB, the Singapore government, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and President Tharman Shanmugaratnam to leave no stone unturned or overdue in conducting a deep and thorough investigation into Lune's corruption complaint against IO Roger Seah Ming Hui.