He began his 12-month jail term in October, pleading guilty to obtaining valuable items . He began his 12-month jail term in October, ... Singapore’s ex-transport minister Iswaran on house arrest .

This month, a High Court judge in Singapore sentenced the country’s former minister of transport, S. Iswaran, to 12 months in jail for accepting gifts worth S$403,300 (US$309,000) from two ...

Iswaran begins sentence, opts not to appeal. Initially, Iswaran faced 35 charges, including two counts of corruption under the PCA. However, on 24 September 2024, the AGC amended the charges to less ...

Former Transport Minister S. Iswaran, who pleaded guilty to bribery and obstruction of justice, is the first ex-minister in Singapore to receive a prison term since 1975.

Iswaran’s conviction and sentencing signal a firm commitment by the authorities to maintain stringent standards of accountability and transparency, even for senior officials. Iswaran’s sentencing ...

News PM Wong on Iswaran: ‘Disappointed and saddened’, but politics & govt must stay corruption-free "I am disappointed and saddened that Mr Iswaran’s political career has ended like this.

Judge noted that Iswaran's public service contributions were seen as neutral and expressed doubt about his remorse. One year in prison, with a potential discount of only 10% due to the severity of ...

A Singapore court sentenced a former minister to 12 months in prison on Thursday for obstructing justice and receiving more than $300,000 worth of gifts, in the first jailing of an ex-cabinet ...

SINGAPORE -- Singapore's high court on Thursday sentenced former Transport Minister S. Iswaran to a year in jail in a bribery case that has gripped a country known for clean government.

He also pointed to how Iswaran, as chairman of the F1 steering committee, oversaw F1 proceedings and was the government’s chief negotiator for the Singapore F1 Grand Prix.

Since January, Iswaran has been charged with 35 counts including graft. He was alleged to have obtained more than S$403,000 ($313,000) in luxury goods including tickets to musicals and soccer ...

The city state's High Court handed down the jail term to 62-year-old former transport minister Subramaniam Iswaran for four counts of obtaining valuable items from two local businessmen and a ...