(UPDATE) SINGAPORE — A Singaporean ex-minister was sentenced to 12 months in prison on Thursday for obstruction of justice and accepting illegal gifts in the city-state's first political graft trial for nearly half a century.
SINGAPORE — A Singaporean ex-minister was sentenced to 12 months in prison on Thursday for obstruction of justice and accepting illegal gifts in the city-state's first political graft trial for nearly half a century.Former Transport minister S. Iswaran, known for helping bring Formula One to the financial hub, was hit this year with 35 charges, mostly related to graft, in a Southeast Asian nation often cited as one of the world's least corrupt.
He was also charged with obstruction of justice relating to an attempt to block Singaporean authorities from investigating a business-class flight at the expense of Malaysian hotel tycoon Ong Beng Seng, one of Singapore's richest residents.The other four charges relate to his receipt of gifts from Ong, the managing director of Hotel Properties Ltd., and a top director at a construction company Lum Kok Seng, including bottles of whiskey and golf clubs.
Ex-Minister Gets 1-Year Jail Term For Graft
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