Former transport minister S Iswaran arrived at the High Court at 9.25am on Tuesday (Sept 24) to defend himself against 35 criminal charges. The 62-year-old was accompanied by one of his lawyers Navin Thevar as he entered the premises. Iswaran's legal team is headed by heavyweight Senior Counsel Davinder Singh.
Iswaran arrives at the High Court on Sept 24 morning.Former transport minister S Iswaran arrived at the High Court at 9.25am on Tuesday to defend himself against 35 criminal charges.Iswaran's legal team is headed by heavyweightIswaran has been accused of obtaining items worth more than $400,000 from Ong Beng Seng, billionaire hotelier and chairman of Formula One race promoter Singapore GP, as well as David Lum, managing director of mainboard-listed construction company Lum Chang Holdings.
The items include tickets to F1 races, football matches and musical shows allegedly obtained from Ong, and bottles of whisky, golf clubs and a Brompton bicycle allegedly obtained from Lum. Lawyers for the former minister, however, reportedly described Ong and Lum as Iswaran's close friends and said these items were simply gifts.32 of the 35 charges Iswaran is facing come under Section 165 of the Penal Code which makes it an offence for a public servant to accept or obtain anything of value, for free or for inadequate payment, from any person with whom he is involved in an official capacity.
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