Six Hyundai Engineering & Construction staff charged over 52 corruption offences at Labrador Villa Road site

Six employees of Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co Ltd (Hyundai) were charged in court on Friday, 12 June 2026, over alleged corruption offences linked to workplace safety enforcement at a worksite on Labrador Villa Road.

The six men collectively face 52 charges under the Prevention of Corruption Act (PCA) for corrupt transactions with agents, according to a statement from the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB).

The charges relate to alleged bribes totalling about S$12,650 (US$9,850), said to have been accepted or sought from safety coordinators employed by subcontractors at the worksite at 2A Labrador Villa Road.

The accused comprise four safety coordinators, one safety manager and one safety supervisor. Five of the six are Bangladeshi nationals, while the safety manager is Singaporean.

The safety coordinators are Shaheen, 32; Biswas Uzzal, 42; Hossain Mithu Mohammad Arif, 33; and Uddin Md Mesbah, 34. The safety supervisor is Biswas Pradip Chandra, 29. The safety manager is Siow Hung Wee, 53.

Shaheen faces the largest number of charges, with 15, followed by Uzzal with 11, Mithu with nine, Pradip with eight, Siow with seven, and Uddin with two.

Allegations against Shaheen

According to CPIB, between July 2023 and April 2024, Shaheen allegedly accepted or attempted to obtain about S$6,200 in bribes from safety coordinators employed by various subcontractors at the site.

The alleged bribes were inducements for Shaheen to overlook workplace safety breaches in several ways.

These included failing to report unsafe work acts to his principal, and not issuing safety administrative charges for such acts.

They also allegedly included allowing a worker previously banned for an unsafe act to return to the site, and not banning other workers who committed unsafe acts.

A further alleged inducement was permitting workers to operate lifting machinery despite not being authorised to do so.

Shaheen faces 15 charges under Section 6(a) of the PCA, of which five are read with Section 124(8)(a)(ii) of the Criminal Procedure Code (CPC) and amalgamated under Section 124(4) of the CPC.

Allegations against Uzzal, Mithu, Pradip and Uddin

Between 2023 and 2024, Uzzal, Mithu, Pradip and Uddin allegedly accepted bribes totalling about S$2,700 from safety coordinators employed by subcontractors, CPIB said.

The alleged inducements were similar to those involving Shaheen, including failing to report unsafe acts and not issuing or waiving safety administrative charges.

They also allegedly included allowing workers to begin work at the site without attending a required safety course.

Uzzal faces 11 charges under Section 6(a) of the PCA, of which 10 are read with Section 29(a). Mithu faces nine charges, five read with Section 29(a) and one amalgamated under Section 124(4) read with Section 124(8)(a)(ii) of the CPC.

Pradip faces eight charges, structured similarly to Mithu's. Uddin faces two charges, one of which is amalgamated under Section 124(4) read with Section 124(8)(a)(ii) of the CPC.

Allegations against Siow

Between June 2023 and February 2024, Siow allegedly conspired with Uzzal and Mithu on separate occasions to accept bribes totalling about S$2,400.

These were allegedly inducements not to issue safety administrative charges, and to allow a previously banned worker to return to the site.

On 24 October 2023, Siow allegedly conspired with Uzzal and Mithu to accept a further S$500 bribe to waive safety administrative charges.

Siow faces seven charges under Section 6(a) read with Section 29(a) of the PCA.

Conspiracy charges involving Uzzal

Over three occasions between September and December 2023, Uzzal allegedly conspired with Pradip to accept bribes totalling S$650.

These were allegedly inducements not to report unsafe acts, not to report possible future unsafe acts, and to allow workers to start without the required safety course.

On two occasions in October 2023, Uzzal allegedly conspired with Mithu and Pradip to accept a further S$700, as an inducement not to issue safety charges or report unsafe acts.

Court proceedings

Siow appeared in court unrepresented and did not indicate a plea. He said he intended to engage a lawyer and was granted four weeks to do so.

The other five men appeared unrepresented via video link. Uddin indicated he intends to plead guilty, while the remaining four said they would claim trial to some charges and plead guilty to others.

Several of the accused indicated that Hyundai had engaged a lawyer on their behalf. Their cases will next return to court on 10 July 2026.

Penalties and reporting

CPIB said Singapore adopts a zero-tolerance approach towards corruption. A person convicted under Section 6 of the PCA can be fined up to S$100,000, jailed for up to five years, or both.

A person convicted of an offence amalgamated under Section 124(4) read with Section 124(8)(a)(ii) of the CPC can face up to twice the punishment otherwise liable.

CPIB encouraged members of the public to report corruption-related complaints, including anonymously, via its e-Complaint system, email, hotline or in writing to its headquarters.