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Former Singapore transport minister Iswaran to spend prison term in single cell due to ‘higher safety and security risk’
According to the Singapore Prison Service (SPS), former Singapore transport minister S. Iswaran will be housed in a one-man cell. The Straits Times reported an SPS spokesperson saying: “SPS assessed that there is a higher safety and security risk for Iswaran to be housed with other inmates,
Singapore’s Indian-origin ex-Minister Iswaran begins 1-yr jail term for corruption; apologises to nation
Singapore’s Indian-origin former transport minister S Iswaran on Monday began his one-year jail term in a corruption case, opting not to appeal his conviction, and apologised “unreservedly” to the nation.
S Iswaran apologises to Singaporeans and declines to appeal jail sentence
"As a Minister, what I did was wrong under section 165. I accept full responsibility for my actions and apologise unreservedly to all Singaporeans," he said
Singapore's disgraced former minister S. Iswaran jailed in landmark case
A Singapore court was due on Thursday to sentence a former transport minister convicted last week of receiving more than $300,000 worth of gifts, in what could be the first jailing of an ex-cabinet member in a city-state known for clean governance.
Ex-Singapore Minister Iswaran accepts charges, begins 12-month jail term
S Iswaran has was accused of accepting gift worth $306,000 from Malaysian billionaire Ong Beng Seng and businessman David Lum
Ex-Singapore minister Subramaniam Iswaran receives 1-year prison sentence for graft
A former Singapore government minister was sentenced to a year in prison Thursday on corruption charges after pleading guilty to accepting gifts worth more than $300,000 including Formula 1 race and soccer match tickets,
Singapore ex-minister S. Iswaran is jailed, won't appeal in landmark case
S. Iswaran turned himself in to a Singapore court to become the first ex-cabinet minister to be jailed in almost half a century, in a scandal that has riveted a city that prides itself on good governance.
Former Singapore transport minister Iswaran will not appeal 12 months' jail sentence
Iswaran, who was convicted after pleading guilty to four charges of obtaining valuable items as a public servant and one count of obstruction of justice, is scheduled to surrender to the court at 4 pm on Monday to begin his sentence.
Ex-Singapore minister won’t appeal sentence, begins jail term today
Singapore’s former transport minister S Iswaran said he would not be appealing his 12-month jail term, which starts today, after he was convicted of four counts of receiving gifts and one of obstructing justice.
Singapore’s Iswaran will not appeal against 12 months’ sentence, ‘accepts full responsibility’
The former transport minister says he will begin his one-year jail term on Monday and 'apologises unreservedly to all Singaporeans' Singapore's former transport minister S Iswaran has said he will not appeal against the longer-than-expected 12-month sentence handed down by the court,
Iswaran housed in single-man cell due to ‘higher safety and security risk’: Singapore Prison Service
SINGAPORE: The fall from grace of S. Iswaran was spectacular – from a private plane ride and plush hotel room at the Four ...
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Iswaran not appealing sentence, surrenders at State Courts to begin 12-month jail term
Former transport minister S Iswaran has started his 12-month jail term, after he surrendered himself at the State Courts this afternoon. The 62-year-old is Singapore's first former minister to be ...
Singapore Ex-Minister Is Jailed, Won’t Appeal in Landmark Case
S. Iswaran turned himself in to a Singapore court to become the first ex-cabinet minister to be jailed in almost half a ...
Iswaran will not be appealing jail sentence; prison term to start Oct 7
SINGAPORE: Former transport minister S. Iswaran will not be appealing the sentence handed down by the High Court on Thursday ...
Former Singapore Cabinet minister starts 1-year sentence for receiving illegal gifts
Former Transport Minister S. Iswaran said it was important to him that prosecutors reduced two corruption charges to charges ...
From Parliament to Changi Prison: Iswaran’s fall from grace
Even high-profile inmates are not typically given special arrangements in jail, lawyers told ST. Read more at ...
Who is Ong Beng Seng, the Malaysian tycoon linked to Singapore’s fallen ex-minister Iswaran?
Ong, known as a ‘risk taker’ and ‘shrewd businessman’ with a penchant for closing deals, has also had brushes with ...