SINGAPORE, March 25 — Former transport minister S Iswaran was today handed eight new charges for allegedly obtaining a range of valuable items from the managing director of a...
MCRA: Govt’s plan to delete ‘PR’ in Malaysia’s citizenship laws will affect ‘red IC’ natives’ children the most, remove foundlings’ protectionSINGAPORE, March 25 — Former transport minister S Iswaran was today handed eight new charges for allegedly obtaining a range of valuable items from the managing director of a company involved in construction works on Tanah Merah MRT station.
Appearing at the State Courts on Monday, Iswaran, 61, pleaded not guilty to the fresh charges and intends to contest them. Thevar asked through the court whether the prosecution intends to press more charges against the client. It is not necessary to establish that the item of value was received as an inducement or a reward for it to be deemed as an offence.
Iswaran issued a statement after the hearing in January, stating that he is innocent and would focus on clearing his name.
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