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Who is Cecilia Sue Siew Nang, the female IT executive identified in the four charges levelled against former Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) director Ng Boon Gay?
 
Speculation on her identity has been rife since late January, when news broke of the high-profile investigations into Ng, who is 46 years old, and ex-Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) commissioner Peter Lim for alleged misconduct.

Back then, reports speculated that Sue, believed to be 37 years old this year, was involved with both Ng and Lim. This proved to be false last Wednesday when Lim was charged in court, and none of the 10 charges read out to him included her.

Ng, on the other hand, was on Tuesday morning charged with four counts of corruptly obtaining sexual gratification in the form of fellatio from Sue between June and December last year — twice while she was employed as a sales manager at Hitachi Data Systems Pte Ltd, and a further two times in December, when she had started work at Oracle Corporation Singapore.

Hitachi’s Singapore branch provides IT, security, and industrial products and services, among others, while Oracle provides software for e-business. Both are multinational corporations.

While it is not certain when exactly Sue was employed with Hitachi, she was working for them between June and November 2011, the period over which Ng’s first two offences were committed.

A spokesperson for Hitachi confirmed Sue’s employment with the company during that time, but said no one in the company was privy to her actions.

“Any alleged inappropriate behaviour attributed to our former employee during her time at HDS was undertaken without the knowledge of, or being condoned by, anyone at HDS,” she told Yahoo! Singapore in a statement.

Attempts to seek comment from representatives at Oracle all through Tuesday were stonewalled, with the company’s public relations executives declining to confirm whether or not Sue is still working there.

Rumours on her background continue to fly

Apart from details of her employment, conflicting rumours about Sue’s background continue to fly between local media and across internet forums, particularly in HardwareZone and SammyBoyForum.

The Straits Times previously reported that she was married and had given birth to a child in early 2011, but according to Lianhe Wanbao, she was divorced from her husband, whom the former said is a businessman who holds directorships in several companies.

She was described to have a tall and slim frame, with long, wavy hair. The English broadsheet also reported that Ng knew Sue for more than three years, and had been close to her since early 2009.

Internet users on SammyBoyForum posted screengrabs of what was believed to be Sue’s LinkedIn profile in January, which detailed her employment and education history.

This included spending about six years at IBM Singapore as an advisory sales specialist, after studying at Curtin University of Technology and Singapore Polytechnic. The Straits Times previously reported that Sue attended a local polytechnic as well as an Australian university before entering sales in the IT industry. The LinkedIn profile, as well as a Facebook profile believed to belong to her, was soon taken down.

No longer servicing CNB accounts: MHA

Separately, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) confirmed that Sue is no longer involved in servicing accounts that either of her employers had or have with CNB.

A spokesperson said, however, that as Ng’s case is before the courts, the ministry is unable to confirm whether or not the contracts and tenders Ng and Sue were separately or directly involved in have been suspended or under review.

“(The ministry) is not able to provide any information which may potentially be the subject of the charges against Mr Ng Boon Gay,” he explained.

In the meantime, Ng’s lawyers said they will be writing in to the public prosecutor’s office to seek clarification on the four charges, specifically on how the acts of fellatio advanced the business interests of Hitachi and Oracle, as well as what the interests themselves were.

It is not known at this stage whether or not Sue will be required to testify should the case proceed to trial, as Ng’s defence counsel made clear on Tuesday that he will be challenging all four of his charges

Hitachi Data Systems claimed it is not ‘aware’ that it was the subject of a police investigation, following the shocking revelation in court yesterday that its former employee Cecilia Sue Siew Nang (pic left) was implicated in the corruption case of ex-CNB director Ng Boon Gay.
Ng Boon Gay was charged for corruptly with four counts of corruptly obtaining sexual gratification for Cecilia Sue. He was accused of ‘allegedly’ having oral sex with her on four occasions, between June and December 2011.
In a statement released to the press, Hitachi Data Systems said any alleged inappropriate behaviour attributed to Ms Sue during her time at the company was undertaken “without the knowledge” of anyone at Hitachi Data Systems.
It added that it does not condone the alleged behaviour, and that it was not in a position to comment further as the case is currently before the courts.
Ms Sue’s current employer, Oracle Corporation Singapore, declined comment when contacted.

Hitachi Data Systems claimed it is not ‘aware’ that it was the subject of a police investigation, following the shocking revelation in court yesterday that its former employee Cecilia Sue Siew Nang (pic left) was implicated in the corruption case of ex-CNB director Ng Boon Gay.

Ng Boon Gay was charged for corruptly with four counts of corruptly obtaining sexual gratification for Cecilia Sue. He was accused of ‘allegedly’ having oral sex with her on four occasions, between June and December 2011.

In a statement released to the press, Hitachi Data Systems said any alleged inappropriate behaviour attributed to Ms Sue during her time at the company was undertaken “without the knowledge” of anyone at Hitachi Data Systems.

It added that it does not condone the alleged behaviour, and that it was not in a position to comment further as the case is currently before the courts.

Ms Sue’s current employer, Oracle Corporation Singapore, declined comment when contacted.

Mr Ng Ser Song and Mr Eric Yap, the two men taking over the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) and Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) from Wednesday, have stressed that their operations will continue, even as a graft probe continues into the former chiefs of the two agencies.

Mr Ng, the new director of Singapore’s drug enforcement agency, wants to ensure his officers’ morale remain high, and continue combating the drug scourge.

The 48-year-old will also work closely with the Task Force on Drugs led by Minister-of-State of Home Affairs Masagos Zulkifli, to comprehensively review Singapore’s drug control measures.

Mr Ng takes over the top post at the Central Narcotics Bureau from Mr Ng Boon Gay.

Prior to his CNB appointment, Mr Ng Ser Song was director of the Police Intelligence Department. From 2008 to 2010, he was the no. 2 at the CNB.

‘Our work requires strong support from the public and community, hence I seek your continued support in working together with the CNB to keep Singapore safe from the drug scourge,’ said Mr Ng Ser Song in an e-mail statement.

Mr Ng Boon Gay and former commissioner of the Singapore Civil Defence Force Peter Lim were arrested separately a few weeks ago, after allegations of ‘serious personal misconduct’.

They are out on bail, and are assisting the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau in investigations.

Over at the SCDF, Mr Yap, formerly its senior director (emergency services), takes over Mr Lim’s post.

Mr Yap said the SCDF, which provides fire-fighting and rescue services primarily, will continue to provide prompt emergency services to the public.

‘Enhancing our operational capabilities will remain a key priority for the SCDF. We look forward to working with our partners and the public in advancing our initiatives, programmes and community outreach efforts,’ he added.

‘I would like to acknowledge the contributions of our operationally-ready national servicemen, and the strong support of our partners and members of the public, in working with us to keep Singapore safe and secure for all. I look forward to your continued

Ng was accused of corruptly obtaining sexual gratification from a female IT executive, Cecilia Sue Siew Nang, by assisting to further the business interests of her then employers Oracle Corporation Singapore and Hitachi Data Systems in dealings with CNB.

His sexual trysts — all in the form of fellatio — with Sue allegedly occurred on four different occasions between June and December last year.

No specific locations were cited, but according to the charge sheets the first alleged encounter took place between June and July last year, and the second between last October and November when Sue was a sales manager of Hitachi. The third and fourth incidents allegedly happened in December when Sue was a senior sales manager of Oracle.

The second ex-top civil servant in Singapore to face similar charges in the past week, Ng, 46, who was in a striped light blue long-sleeved shirt and black pants, pleaded not guilty to all the charges. He posted bail at $10,000.

The Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) took Ng, a local government merit scholar, into custody late last year to assist in its investigations into his alleged personal misconduct. He was suspended from his post and has since been on indefinite leave from the CNB.

Ng’s charges come in the aftermath of last Wednesday, when former commissioner to the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) Peter Lim was charged with 10 counts of corruption relating to sexual favours obtained from three women.