wmlro.com: Singapore questions vehicle inspectors, alleges bribes
All over the world, import inspection agencies have a bad name. But in Singapore, where the word "corruption" is spoken only in hushed tones, there are allegations that a different kind of inspector has been misbehaving.
Travel along Malaysia's North-South highway during most weekends and public holidays and the flashing lights in your mirror will almost certainly belong to a Singapore registered car blatting through Malaysia because the driver dare not open the throttle at home.
And many of those cars have modified headlights, engines, suspension and exhaust systems.
Those are things they hope not to get spotted with in Singapore where many modifications are illegal. And to ensure that illegally modified cars don't get on the road, the workshops which perform the modifications send the cars to a government inspection agency for certification. Once the driver has the certificate, he can drive the car in Singapore and, if stopped, wave "proof" that his car is legal.
Now, the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau has questioned several employees of the inspection agency on suspicion that some inspectors have been accepting illegal payments to pass cars with illegal modifications.
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