Ex-Singapore Minister Sentenced To 1-year Jail Term For Corruption …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>>
A former minister in Singapore, Subramaniam Iswaran was on Thursday sentenced to 12 months in prison for obstructing justice and accepting illegal gifts in the city-state’s first political graft trial for nearly half a century.
The former transport minister pleaded guilty to accepting gifts worth more than S$403,000 ($311,882; £234,586) while in public office, as well as obstructing the course of justice.
Iswaran, known for helping bring Formula One to the financial hub, was hit this year with 35 charges mostly related to graft in a nation often cited as one of the world’s least…
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