The Singapore State Court on Thursday (29 November) continued its hearing of the Shell MGO bunker heist case, from the last session on 18 May, 2018.
Prosecutors reorganised earlier charges and issued fresh counts against several suspects involved in an alleged case of stolen marine gas oil (MGO) from Shell Pulau Bukom refinery at Singapore, according to documents obtained by Manifold Times.
Earlier charges under section 411 with section 109 of the Penal Code against five former employees of Shell Eastern Petroleum, namely Cai Zhi Zhong, Juandi Bin Pungot, Koh Choon Wei, Muzaffar Ali Khan Bin Muhamad Akram, and Tiah Kok Hwee, underwent an amalgamation process to be reorganised into a per month basis.
Latest charges against the above five individuals indicate total misappropriation of 203,423.60 metric tonnes (mt) of MGO worth approximately $94.2 million (Exact: USD$94,204,265.98) from alleged illegal operations since August 2014; significantly up from $25.8 million earlier in May.
The counts under section 408 with section 109 of the Penal Code against three other ex-employees of Shell Eastern Petroleum, namely Abdul Latif Bin Ibrahim, Mohd Ibrahim S/O K Abdul Majid, and Richard Goh, underwent a similar amalgamation process to be reorganised into a per month basis.
The three above suspects allegedly misappropriated 112,611.8 mt of MGO worth about $46.6 million (Exact: $46,623,566.32) from suspected illegal MGO operations since June 2015.
In total, investigations uncovered the nine former employees of Shell Eastern Petroleum misappropriating about 316,035 mt of MGO worth approximately $140.8 million during the period between August 2014 to January 2018.
An additional 10 fresh charges were issued to Alan Tan Cheng Chuan and Ng Hock Teck under section 411 with section 109 of the Penal Code for dishonestly receiving stolen property transferred from Pulau Bukom to the vessel Sentek 26. The latest 10 charges related to alleged misappropriation of 7,122 mt of MGO worth about $3.3 million (Exact: USD$3,283,274.22).
Section 408 states:
Whoever, being a clerk or servant, or employed as a clerk or servant, and being in any manner entrusted in such capacity with property, or with any dominion over property, commits criminal breach of trust in respect of that property, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 15 years, and shall also be liable to fine.
Section 411 states:
Whoever dishonestly receives or retains any stolen property, knowing or having reason to believe the property to be stolen property, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 5 years, or with fine, or with both. A person convicted of an offence under this section shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 5 years, and shall also be liable to fine.
Section 109 of the Penal Code (Cap 224, 2008 Rev Ed) states:
Whoever abets any offence shall, if the act abetted is committed in consequence of the abetment, and no express provision is made by this Code for the punishment of such abetment, be punished with the punishment provided for the offence.
In detail, the updated charges to the following individuals are below:
| Name | Charge no. | Quantity of MGO (MT) | Amount (USD) | Date |
| Cai Zhi Zhong
Juandi Bin Pungot Koh Choon Wei Muzaffar Ali Khan Bin Muhamad Akram Tiah Kok Hwee Fomerly employed by Shell Eastern Petroleum |
1 | 2,807.8 | $1,691,057.59 | 1 to 7 Jan 2018 |
| 2 | 8,481.5 | $4,776,486.03 | 1 to 31 Dec 2017 | |
| 3 | 12,128.3 | $6,583,138.88 | 1 to 30 Nov 2017 | |
| 4 | 8,595.1 | $4,375,418.51 | 1 to 31 Oct 2017 | |
| 5 | 7,789.8 | $3,960,317.64 | 1 to 30 Sep 2017 | |
| 6 | 9,531.2 | $4,453,676.86 | 1 to 31 Aug 2017 | |
| 7 | 7,320.3 | $3,337,872.49 | 1 to 31 Jul 2017 | |
| 8 | 10,004.0 | $4,284,950.25 | 1 to 30 Jun 2017 | |
| 9 | 6,354.7 | $2,887,786.51 | 1 to 31 May 2017 | |
| 10 | 9,746.6 | $4,702,343.27 | 1 to 30 Apr 2017 | |
| 11 | 7,597.2 | $3,561,757.92 | 1 to 31 Mar 2017 | |
| 12 | 7,086.9 | $3,521,454.80 | 1 to 28 Feb 2017 | |
| 13 | 3,874.4 | $1,876,541.73 | 1 to 31 Jan 2017 | |
| 14 | 1,575.8 | $734,538.66 | 1 to 31 Dec 2016 | |
| 15 | 5,425.5 | $2,301,861.14 | 1 to 30 Nov 2016 | |
| 16 | 4,645.5 | $2,115,363.96 | 1 to 31 Oct 2016 | |
| 17 | 5,235.6 | $2,118,911.72 | 1 to 30 Sep 2016 | |
| 18 | 3,243.8 | $1,281,636.44 | 1 to 31 Aug 2016 | |
| 19 | 6,483.3 | $2,616,562.80 | 1 to 31 Jul 2016 | |
| 20 | 7,638.5 | $3,311,827.08 | 1 to 30 Jun 2016 | |
| 21 | 4,811.9 | $1,965,025.18 | 1 to 31 May 2016 | |
| 22 | 7,797.1 | $2,782,824.06 | 1 to 30 Apr 2016 | |
| 23 | 4,077.4 | $1,373,382.38 | 1 to 31 Mar 2016 | |
| 24 | 5,515.0 | $1,545,841.89 | 1 to 29 Feb 2016 | |
| 25 | 8,211.6 | $2,174,952.51 | 1 to 31 Jan 2016 | |
| 26 | 6,093.9 | $2,134,558.68 | 1 to 31 Dec 2015 | |
| 27 | 3,701.0 | $1,595,347.93 | 1 to 30 Nov 2015 | |
| 28 | 2,557.7 | $1,125,497.35 | 1 to 31 Oct 2015 | |
| 29 | 695.2 | $306,117.32 | 1 to 30 Sep 2015 | |
| 30 | 1,794.2 | $858,593.35 | 1 to 31 Jul 2015 | |
| 31 | 1,245.7 | $688,833.33 | 1 to 30 Jun 2015 | |
| 32 | 612.4 | $355,481.10 | 1 to 31 May 2015 | |
| 33 | 1,831.6 | $985,319.98 | 1 to 30 April 2015 | |
| 34 | 4,020.8 | $2,115,277.19 | 1 to 31 Mar 2015 | |
| 35 | 5,818.0 | $3,067,602.90 | 1 to 28 Feb 2015 | |
| 36 | 1,720.9 | $799,326.95 | 1 to 31 Jan 2015 | |
| 37 | 1,256.6 | $721,650.65 | 1 to 31 Dec 2014 | |
| 38 | 571.9 | $425,610.02 | 1 to 31 Oct 2014 | |
| 39 | 2,929.9 | $2,438,132.93 | 1 to 30 Sep 2014 | |
| 40 | 2,595.0 | $2,251,386.00 | 1 to 31 Aug 2014 | |
| Name | Charge no. | Quantity of MGO (MT) | Amount (USD) | Date |
| Abdul Latif Bin Ibrahim
Mohd Ibrahim S/O K Abdul Majid Richard Goh Formerly employed by Shell Eastern Petroleum |
1 | 1,359.20 | $816,022.90 | 5 Jan 2018 |
| 2 | 4,037.20 | $2,256,673.68 | 1 to 31 Dec 2017 | |
| 3 | 5,240.40 | $2,818,811.16 | 1 to 30 Nov 2017 | |
| 4 | 4,157.20 | $2,102,659.21 | 1 to 31 Oct 2017 | |
| 5 | 5,191.70 | $2,607,775.56 | 1 to 30 Sep 2017 | |
| 6 | 1,473 | $681,056.28 | 1 to 31 Aug 2017 | |
| 7 | 3,733.50 | $1,793,590.34 | 1 to 30 Apr 2017 | |
| 8 | 3,850.40 | $1,795,903.57 | 1 to 31 Mar 2017 | |
| 9 | 3,403.30 | $1,688,963.25 | 1 to 28 Feb 2017 | |
| 10 | 3,695.20 | $1,784,818.55 | 1 to 31 Jan 2017 | |
| 11 | 3,724.50 | $1,723,352.29 | 1 to 31 Dec 2016 | |
| 12 | 4,631.40 | $1,959,012.90 | 1 to 30 Nov 2016 | |
| 13 | 5818.00 | $2,639,510.66 | 1 to 31 Oct 2016 | |
| 14 | 5253.60 | $2,121,303.45 | 1 to 30 Sep 2016 | |
| 15 | 2174.10 | $858,982.17 | 1 to 31 Aug 2016 | |
| 16 | 5235.40 | $2,106,666.17 | 1 to 31 Jul 2016 | |
| 17 | 4471.70 | $1,936,431,53 | 1 to 30 Jun 2016 | |
| 18 | 5932.60 | $2,416,934.72 | 1 to 31 May 2016 | |
| 19 | 3720.40 | $1,323,666.88 | 1 to Apr 2016 | |
| 20 | 3828.00 | $1,285,085.79 | 1 to 31 Mar 2016 | |
| 21 | 2779.80 | $776,343,66 | 1 to 29 Feb 2016 | |
| 22 | 2736.00 | $720,018.39 | 1 to 31 Jan 2016 | |
| 23 | 4281.60 | $1,485,439.06 | 1 to 31 Dec 2015 | |
| 24 | 4646.10 | $1,984,804.43 | 1 to 30 Nov 2015 | |
| 25 | 3101.00 | $1,354,454.78 | 1 to 31 Oct 2015 | |
| 26 | 5628.40 | $2,444,278.19 | 1 to 30 Sep 2015 | |
| 27 | 4299.10 | $1,792,896.66 | 1 to 31 Aug 2015 | |
| 28 | 3427.70 | $1,630,145.57 | 1 to 31 Jul 2015 | |
| 29 | 781.30 | $430,739.71 | 1 to 30 Jun 2015 | |
| Name | Charge no. | Quantity of MGO (MT) | Amount (USD) | Date |
| Alan Tan Cheng Chuan
Ng Hock Teck Dishonestly receive stolen property transferred from Pulau Bukom to the vessel Sentek 26 |
8 | 724.10 | $308,379.71 | 14 Jun 2017 |
| 9 | 768.60 | $372,331.37 | 4 Jun 2017 | |
| 10 | 577.10 | $276,730.99 | 9 Apr 2017 | |
| 11 | 694.70 | $324,021.97 | 18 Mar 2017 | |
| 12 | 838.30 | $390,999.89 | 8 Mar 2017 | |
| 13 | 768.80 | $371,338.09 | 28 Jan 2017 | |
| 14 | 722.40 | $348,926.42 | 20 Jan 2017 | |
| 15 | 598.70 | $277,009.67 | 11 Dec 2016 | |
| 16 | 736.20 | $333,682.65 | 17 Oct 2016 | |
| 17 | 693.10 | $279,853.46 | 23 Sep 2016 |
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