Indian-origin prison warden convicted for seeking bribe from Singapore prison inmate

Updated: Nov 21 2023 8:30AM

By Gurdip Singh

Singapore, Nov 21 (PTI) An Indian-origin senior prison warden was convicted on Monday for soliciting bribes of SGD133,000 in exchange for transferring an inmate out of his prison cluster.

Kobi Krishna Ayavoo, 56, was also found guilty of instigating his colleagues to access the prison system to view the inmate's information, Channel News Asia reported.

He will return to court for sentencing in January.

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