The prosecution had asked for a total of six to seven months' jail and the defence for not more than eight weeks.
Former transport minister S. Iswaran was convicted on Sept 24 after he pleaded guilty to five of the 35 charges he faced.SINGAPORE - The High Court on Oct 3 is slated to sentence former Cabinet minister S. Iswaran and set a precedent for a provision that has not been used since Singapore’s independence.
In his submissions, Deputy Attorney-General Tai Wei Shyong said Iswaran’s 12-year tenure as minister amplified the fallout from his acts. Senior Counsel Davinder Singh, acting for Iswaran, said there was nothing to suggest his client’s loyalty and duties to the Government had been compromised. In the 2015 case, Mohamad Khir had bought about 4,500 sq m of land for millions of ringgit below market value from a seller he had business dealings with. The seller testified in court that he had been forced into the sale for fear of jeopardising his business.
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