A Singaporean former minister was sentenced Thursday to 12 months in prison for obstruction of justice and accepting illegal gifts in the city-state's first political graft trial for nearly half a century.
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Singapore's former Minister for Transport and Minister-in-charge for Trade Relations S. Iswaran leaves the Supreme Court in Singapore on October 3, 2024. A Singapore court on October 3, sentenced former transport minister S. Iswaran to 12 months in prison, local media reported, in the financial hub's first case involving a political office holder in more than four decades. (Photo by Roslan RAHMAN and ROSLAN RAHMAN / AFP)
2024-10-03 10:30:00
A Singaporean former minister was sentenced Thursday to 12 months in prison for obstruction of justice and accepting illegal gifts in the city-state's first political graft trial for nearly half a century.
Ex-transport minister S. Iswaran, known for helping bring Formula One to the financial hub, was hit this year with 35 charges mostly related to graft in a nation often cited as one of the world's least corrupt.
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