Former transport minister S. Iswaran will not be appealing the sentence handed down by the High Court on Oct 3. Releasing a statement on Facebook, the 62-year-old said he will begin his one-year jail sentence on Oct 7. “It was important to me that the public...
Iswaran, 62, was sentenced to jail on Oct 3 in the High Court after he pleaded guilty to five charges.Former transport minister S. Iswaran will not be appealing the sentence handed down by the High Court on Oct 3.
“I accept that as a minister what I did was wrong under Section 165. I accept full responsibility for my actions and apologise unreservedly to all Singaporeans,” said Iswaran. “I am indebted to my friends and grassroots leaders for their unstinting support, faith and encouragement. The fifth charge was for obstructing the course of justice by making payment of $5,700 for a business-class flight he had taken from Doha to Singapore in 2022 at Ong’s expense.
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