In 2007, new sections were introduced into Singapore's general criminal law, the Penal Code, to deal with offences in relation to the court system and the administration of justice.
One of these sections, s 204B provides for punishment for bribing witnesses and taking bribes in judicial proceedings. The words "judicial proceedings" covers legal proceedings in the course of which evidence may be taken. This definition will therefore cover not only lawsuits but also arbitrations.
It appears that a security guard, Chidambaram Radha, is the first person to be convicted under this provision. He attempted repeatedly to get an Indian national to lie on the witness stand in relation to charges against him for harbouring of illegal immigrants. Ironically the harbouring charges against him were later dropped, but for his attempted bribery, he recently received a 6 month jail term.
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