Ex-Singapore minister pleads guilty to corruption charges: Video
Former Singaporean Transport Minister, S. Iswaran has pleaded guilty to bribery charges in a graft trial.
The trial was the first of a political office holder in over four decades. The minister who helped bring Formula 1 to the city-state was hit with 35 charges related to corruption widely cited as one of the least corrupt in the world.
Several allegations against the minister were dropped; and prosecutors moved forward with only five charges - one for obstruction of justice and four related to the receipt of gifts from two businessmen including a billionaire property tycoon.
AFP reports that the remaining 30 will be taken into consideration for sentencing.
“As you know my lawyers have stated the position clearly and as you are well aware the matter is now sub judice. So it’s not appropriate for me to say anything more. And I just want to thank all of you for coming and let’s see how it goes," he told reporters after the Supreme Court hearing on September 24.
The 62-year-old resigned in January 2024 after formally being charged for offences including the acceptance of gifts including bottles of whiskey and golf clubs worth more than $300,000 from a Malaysian hotel tycoon Ong Beng Seng.
