SINGAPORE: Former Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) chief Ng Boon Gay is not guilty of corruption in a high-profile sex-for-contracts trial.
The verdict was handed down by District Judge Siva Shanmugam on Thursday afternoon.
The judge said there was no corrupt element involved, and found Cecilia Sue's credibility to be successfully impeached.
He said her explanations on inconsistencies in her statements to the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) and evidence in court were inadequate and unconvincing.
The judge also found Ng's evidence to be consistent and credible.
Ng, 46, was charged in June last year with four counts of obtaining sexual favours from Ms Sue, who was a sales manager for two IT vendors.
Ng allegedly breached the Prevention of Corruption Act by engaging in sexual acts with Ms Sue on four occasions, between June and December in 2011.
Ms Sue, 36, was the sales manager of Hitachi Data Systems from June to November 2011.
She joined Oracle Corporation Singapore in December in 2011 as its senior sales manager.
In exchange, Ng was accused of furthering the business interests of the two IT companies in their dealings with CNB.
After a closely-watched 14-day trial, both the prosecution and defence made their closing arguments on 28 January 2013.
- CNA/xq
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