$24k fine for former partner at private eye agency over surveillance of cop at his home, workplace
The firm and its managing director had been fined $20,000 and $25,000 on July 14.
In September 2025, Tan Hui Ting, a former partner at CDiC Consultants, was fined $24,000 for her involvement in surveilling a police officer at his home and workplace. CDiC’s managing director, Tan Kok Boon, received a $25,000 fine, while the company itself faced a $20,000 penalty for conducting the unauthorized surveillance. The incident arose in November 2021 when a client hired CDiC to monitor a police officer involved in an investigation related to the client's father.
Despite being aware that the target resided within the Police Cantonment Complex, a protected area under the Infrastructure Protection Act, CDiC proceeded without obtaining the necessary approval from the Police Regulatory Department. The surveillance, which persisted from December 2021 to January 2022, involved tracking the officer's movements and capturing photographs, with Tan Hui Ting regularly updating the client.
The prosecution emphasized that the surveillance was deliberate, prolonged, and targeted an individual working within a sensitive area critical to public safety and security.
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