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Singapore ex-transport minister pleads guilty to bribery charges

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Source: Reuters

Former Singaporean Transport Minister S Iswaran has pleaded guilty to charges of receiving gifts while in government office, according to Reuters.

Iswaran is the first Singapore cabinet minister to be prosecuted in court after the last corruption case reported in 1986 could not be tried in court due to the death of the country’s minister of state.

The 62-year-old former minister, who was arrested in July last year, was accused of accepting hundreds of thousands of Singapore dollars in bribes from real estate tycoon Ong Beng Seng, some of which were to advance Ong’s business interests.

According to the charge sheet, Iswaran was alleged to have received gifts in the form of tickets to English Premier League football matches, musicals, flights on Ong’s private plane, and tickets to the Singapore Formula One GP.

According to Channel News Asia (CNA), he pleaded guilty to charges of obstructing justice and receiving gifts of value without payment or inadequate payment from someone involved with him in an official capacity.

Meanwhile, the prosecution has reduced Iswaran’s charges to five out of 35, while the remaining 30 charges will be taken into account for sentencing.

For the charge of receiving gifts, a person can be sentenced to up to two years in prison and fined, while for the offense of obstructing justice, Iswaran could face up to seven years in prison and fines.

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