Former CNB chief Ng Boon Gay acquitted

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Former Central Narcotics Bureau director Ng Boon Gay was acquitted Thursday of all four charges against him in the sex-for-contracts case that gripped Singapore over the course of the trial that began last year.

District Judge Siva Shanmugam impeached the testimony of prosecution witness and former IT sales executive Cecilia Sue.

The judge said he was satisfied that Ng and Sue were in a consensual sexual relationship and that the acts as detailed in the charges took place in that context.

He also noted that the process for procurement was driven by CNB's IT department and that the accused did not take part in that process or influence the work of the evaluation committee.

He was satisfied that there was neither corrupt element or guilty knowledge, adding that in his view, throughout the time where the two IT contracts were approved and processed, Ng possessed "no ulterior motive, much less corrupt intent".

A spokesperson from the Attorney General's Chambers said, "We are studying the grounds of the decision and will decide whether or not to appeal."