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Woman fined after her company's private investigators surveilled police officer   https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/woman-fined-private-investigator-surveillance-police-officer-6385046?cid=internal_sharetool_iphone_15092026_cna&fbclid=IwdGRjcAUV2pRjbGNrBRXac3Bkb2YFZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQMMzUwNjg1NTMxNzI4AAEex2V8QCqGIyCmvWOIHGa1oovcox4rDQ95PEpOzAIr0oyAR9kFao6aQuNn9AY_aem_1N0koXynE_E2rYroY7ZOpQ   Here’s the full detailed account of the case:       Case Overview — Unlawful Surveillance of Police Officer   Date of sentencing: 15 September 2026 Court: Singapore State Courts Defendant: Tan Hui Ting, 33, partner at CDiC Consultants Fine: S$24,000 (paid in full) Charge: One count under the Private Security Industry Act — consenting to her firm supplying private investigators to conduct surveillance on a police officer without required written approval; a second charge taken into consideration        Background & Assignment   - Client: Pai Hong Yao, who was dissatisfied with how Deputy Superintendent (DSP) Lee Tien Huat was handling an investigation involving his father  - Target: DSP Lee, who was based at the Police Cantonment Complex (PCC) — a protected area under the Infrastructure Protection Act  - Purpose: Pai wanted to know if DSP Lee was a "good or bad policeman"  - Meeting: On 29 November 2021, Pai met Tan Hui Ting and Tan Kok Boon (managing director/co-accused) at CDiC Consultants. Both partners agreed to take the job, knowing the target was a serving police officer  - Authorization: No written approval was obtained from a licensing officer — legally required for surveillance involving protected premises or sensitive targets        Surveillance Operations   - Period: 16 December 2021 – 9 January 2022  - Scope: - Monitored DSP Lee at his residence and workplace (PCC) - Tracked movements, photographed him, his vehicles, and home - Photos included one of him standing topless in his kitchen  - Some shifts exceeded 12 hours — one ran 7:35am to midnight  - Investigators called PCC to check if DSP Lee was inside  - Pai also provided names of people DSP Lee may have interacted with, including the lead prosecutor  - Payment received: CDiC charged S$25,100 in total  - Discovery: On 9 January 2022, DSP Lee noticed he was being followed; filed a police report the next day        Related Proceedings   - Co-accused — Tan Kok Boon (MD): Fined S$25,000 on 14 July 2026 for the same offence  - Company — CDiC Consultants: Fined S$20,000 on the same date  - Maximum penalty: Up to 2 years’ imprisonment, fine of S$50,000, or both        Prosecution vs Defence   - Prosecution (DPP Hairul Hakkim & Bharat Punjabi): Sought S$25,000 — same as Kok Boon. Emphasized PCC is the operational heart of law enforcement; the case impacted national security, public order, and integrity of investigations  - Defence (Aristotle Eng): Asked for ≤ S$18,000 — argued: - Hui Ting’s role was client-facing & administrative, not operational decision-making - Kok Boon was the MD with supervisory control - No surveillance inside PCC; no sensitive operations captured  - Sentence: Judge imposed S$24,000 — distinguishing her role from Kok Boon’s but still imposing a substantial fine to reflect seriousness        Legal Significance   This is reportedly the first known case in Singapore where a private investigation agency was engaged specifically to surveil an active police officer . The ruling underscores that:   - Surveillance of public officials or near protected government facilities requires prior written approval - Agencies and their partners are accountable for unauthorised assignments even if requested by a paying client