SINGAPORE, Feb 7 – Singapore’s former transport minister S Iswaran has reportedly been placed on home detention as part of his 12-month jail term, the Singapore Prison Service...
Convicted over receiving gifts, former Singapore minister S Iswaran now put under house detention after designated ‘low risk’
Singapore’s former transport minister and minister-in-charge for trade relations S. Iswaran had pled guilty to five criminal charges. — Reuters picas a first-time user . Exclusively for Malay Mail readers: Use codeSINGAPORE, Feb 7 – Singapore’s former transport minister S Iswaran has reportedly been placed on home detention as part of his 12-month jail term, the Singapore Prison Service reportedly said today.
SPS said Iswaran was assessed to be at low risk of reoffending and met the criteria for home detention, which is available to inmates who have served at least 14 days of their sentence and displayed good conduct.Iswaran resigned from office in January 2024 and made a voluntary disgorgement of S$380,305.95.
Meanwhile, Singapore GP majority shareholder Ong Beng Seng, from whom Iswaran received valuables, is facing court proceedings, while the Attorney-General’s Chambers has decided not to charge construction executive Lum Kok Seng.
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