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Ex-president of SembMarine unit charged in Brazil with money laundering, graft

Charges against Martin Cheah Kok Choon relate to certain drilling rig contracts entered into by SembMarine units with Sete Brasil in 2012

Ng Ren Jye

Published Mon, Feb 3, 2020 · 09:50 PM

Singapore

THE former president of Sembcorp Marine's wholly-owned Brazilian subsidiary Estaleiro Jurong Aracruz (EJA), Martin Cheah Kok Choon, has been charged by the Public Prosecutor's Office in Brazil, Ministério Público Federal.

Cheah is accused of money laundering and corruption in connection with certain drilling rig construction contracts entered into by SembMarine subsidiaries with Sete Brasil in 2012.

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