A former investigator with Singapore’s Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) is charged in court over allegations that he gained unauthorised access to taxpayer information. According to reports, the accused is alleged to have accessed information on IRAS systems in response to personal requests from friends and acquaintances. The charges are reported to include an allegation of breaching the Official Secrets Act, alongside additional charges related to obtaining or accessing confidential tax records without authorisation.
The Straits Times reports that the accused faces 21 charges in total, handed to him on July 22, including one for breaching the Official Secrets Act. Channel NewsAsia similarly reports that the case involves unauthorised access to taxpayer information stored within IRAS’ systems, prompted by the private inquiries of people known to him.
The reports describe the conduct as occurring through unauthorised access rather than as a direct disclosure to the public, and they present the matter as an ongoing legal process, with the charges brought by prosecutors. No final outcome is reported.
