Singapore's former Transport Minister S. Iswaran has pleaded guilty in Asian hub's rare graft trial, local media reported, as proceedings began on Tuesday.
Singapore 's former Transport Minister S. Iswaran has pleaded guilty to receiving gifts while in office, local media reported, as proceedings began on Tuesday in a rare graft trial involving a state official in this Asian financial hub.
The 62-year-old was arrested in July last year and was accused of taking kickbacks worth hundreds of thousands of dollars from property tycoon Ong Beng Seng, partly to advance Ong's business interests. Ong has not been charged with any offence.
The charge of accepting gifts carries a jail term of up to two years and a fine. For obstructing justice, Iswaran can be sentenced to jail of up to seven years and a fine.
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