Mr Ong Beng Seng's alleged criminal links with former transport minister S Iswaran first surfaced in January when Iswaran was initially charged with corruptly obtaining gratification from the tycoon.
Mr Ong Beng Seng 's alleged criminal links with former transport minister S Iswaran first surfaced in January when Iswaran was initially charged with corruptly obtaining gratification from the tycoon.
which alleged that the then-transport minister had corruptly obtained from Mr Ong tickets to the 2022 Singapore Formula 1 Grand Prix, as well as flights and a hotel stay in Doha. No mention was made of construction boss Lum Kok Seng, the other businessman linked to Iswaran's case. Iswaran's case came to light in May 2023. The CPIB was investigating a separate matter relating to Mr Ong's associates when it came across a flight manifest showing Iswaran had taken a trip on the billionaire's private jet from Singapore to Doha in December 2022.
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