Andrew Tee Fook Boon (above) is alleged to have given monthly bribe payments to Mr Leng Kah Poh, a manager of Ikano, between December 2002 and July last year. -- ST PHOTO: WONG KWAI CHOW
A BUSINESSMAN was brought to court on Friday on 80 charges of corruptly giving bribes totalling $2.3 million to an Ikea manager over seven years.
Andrew Tee Fook Boon, 44, is alleged to have given monthly bribe payments to Mr Leng Kah Poh, a manager of Ikano, between December 2002 and July last year.
Tee, whose company AT35 Services supplied food products to Ikea restaurants managed by Ikano, is said to have committed the offences with one Lim Kim Seng, a friend.
The alleged payments were given to Mr Leng as rewards to being partial in placing orders for food products with AT35 Services on 35 occasions.
Subsequently on 45 occasions from September 2005 to July last year, food orders were placed with both AT35 and Food Royale Trading, which is also managed by Tee.
Tee, who is represented by Mr Chen Chee Yen, was granted bail of $300,000. A pre-trial conference is set for July 16.
Both Mr Leng and Mr Lim have not been charged. If convicted, Tee faces a fine of up to $100,000 and/or a jail term of up to five years on each charge.
