Man who attempted to bribe ICA officer at Changi Airport with $30 ‘coffee money’ gets 3 weeks’ jail

Chinese national Wei Shishan pleaded guilty to one charge under the Prevention of Corruption Act. ST PHOTO: KELVIN CHNG

Nadine Chua

UPDATED Mar 27, 2025, 05:00 PM

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SINGAPORE – A man who offered $30 to an Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) officer as a bribe in 2024 was sentenced to three weeks’ jail on March 27 .

Chinese national Wei Shishan, 42 , pleaded guilty to one charge under the Prevention of Corruption Act.

Deputy Public Prosecutor Darren Sim said Wei came to Singapore in August 2024 to resolve some issues for a company he worked at. Details of the company or his occupation were not stated in court documents.

When trying to clear immigration at Changi Airport, Wei failed the facial recognition scan. When the ICA officer ran checks on Wei and asked for the duration of his visit, he lied and said he was in Singapore for leisure and would be staying for about 10 days.

But the ICA officer replied that this was contrary to his arrival card, where he stated he would be in Singapore for 29 days.