Iswaran was accused of obtaining items worth more than $400,000 from businessmen Ong Beng Seng and David Lum.
He pleaded guilty to four charges of obtaining, as a public servant, valuable items from Formula One race promoter Singapore GP’s chairman,, and Mr David Lum, managing director of mainboard-listed construction company Lum Chang Holdings.
At the start of proceedings, the prosecution amended the two corruption charges to charges under Section 165. Three bottles of Albert Bichot Domaine du Clos Frantin Grands Echezeaux Grand Cru 2015 wine, worth $1,177.21One TaylorMade golf driver, worth about $749Two bottles of M&H Elements Sherry Cask whisky, worth $198One golf chipper with words “Wilson Harmonized Chipper”, worth about $100Iswaran pleads guilty: Prosecution seeks 6 to 7 months’ jail, sentencing set for Oct 3The prosecution asked for a total of six to seven months of jail time for Iswaran’s five charges.
Iswaran’s acts had a significant impact on the Government’s reputation and by the time of his resignation, he had been a minister for 12 years, Mr Tai said.
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