SINGAPORE: Former Transport Minister S Iswaran returned to court on Monday (Mar 25) to receive eight fresh charges. This was barely a week after the 61-year-old returned to Singapore from
The eight new charges are under Section 165 of the Penal Code and allege that Iswaran obtained valuable things including whisky bottles, golf clubs and a Brompton bicycle from a man called Lum Kok Seng.
The Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau said in a separate statement on Monday that the items have a total value of about S$18,956.94. The defence questioned why the new charges were tendered only now, while the prosecution responded that all charges are based on evidence. He is separately accused of obtaining about S$218,000 worth of valuable items in his capacity as a minister who also dealt with Mr Ong and his company. Iswaran was chairman of the F1 Steering Committee.S Iswaran arrives at the State Courts on Mar 25, 2024. He had previously been placed on a leave of absence pending an investigation by the CPIB.
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