Singapore Ex-Minister Heads to Prison
Singapore Ex-Minister Is Jailed, Won’t Appeal in Landmark Case
S. Iswaran turned himself in to a Singapore court to become the first ex-cabinet minister to be jailed in almost half a century, in a scandal that has riveted a city that prides itself on good governance.
Former Singapore Minister Gets Year in Prison in Rare Graft Case
The sentence for S. Iswaran, the former transportation minister who pleaded guilty last week, was longer than what prosecutors had sought.
Singapore Ex-Minister Heads to Prison After Landmark Case
S. Iswaran will today hand himself into a Singapore court to become the first ex-cabinet minister to be jailed in almost half a century, in a scandal that has riveted a city that prides itself on good governance.
Singapore Ex-Minister Surrenders to Authorities
Former Singapore Transport Minister S. Iswaran surrendered to authorities. He walked into the State Court complex without answering any questions. He'll serve a year in jail after pleading guilty to obstruction of justice and obtaining valuable items as a public servant.
Former Singapore transport minister Iswaran will not appeal 12 months' jail sentence
Iswaran, who was convicted after pleading guilty to four charges of obtaining valuable items as a public servant and one count of obstruction of justice, is scheduled to surrender to the court at 4 pm on Monday to begin his sentence.
Ex-Singapore minister won’t appeal sentence, begins jail term today
Singapore’s former transport minister S Iswaran said he would not be appealing his 12-month jail term, which starts today, after he was convicted of four counts of receiving gifts and one of obstructing justice.
Singapore ex-minister Iswaran won’t fight 12-month sentence for corruption, heads to prison today
Former Singapore transport minister S Iswaran said in a statement on Facebook that he will not appeal the one-year prison sentence handed out to him after pleading guilty to five charges. In the statement,
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