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SINGAPORE: Former Transport Minister S Iswaran has returned to Singapore and surrendered his passport to the authorities, a spokesperson for the Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) said on Wednesday (Mar 20).
A criminal case disclosure conference that had been fixed for the morning of Mar 19 in the High Court did not take place. It has been adjourned to Apr 2, the AGC spokesperson said.
A criminal case disclosure conference is a formal system where both sides disclose information about the case – including outlining their cases and the evidence they will be relying on – to facilitate the trial process.
However, the former minister fell ill during his trip and was on Mar 4 given permission to remain outside Singapore for an additional 16 days.
Additional bail conditions had to be met when Iswaran made his initial application on Feb 8 to travel to Australia. These include an extra bail sum of S$500,000 (US$374,000) in cash on top of his existing bail of S$800,000.
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Apart from that, Iswaran was also required to provide his travel itinerary and overseas address to an investigating officer, as well as remain contactable by the investigating officer at all times.
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Iswaran was a key figure in the government's engagements with Formula 1
. He resigned as a minister and from the ruling People's Action Party in January.
If convicted of obtaining a valuable thing as a public servant,
Iswaran can be jailed for up to two years, fined, or both.
If convicted of corruptly obtaining gratification
under the Prevention of Corruption Act,
he can be jailed for up to seven years, fined up to S$100,000, or both.
If convicted of obstructing justice, he can be jailed for up to seven years, fined, or both.
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Among the charges, two are of corruptly obtaining bribes from billionaire Ong Beng Seng, 24 of obtaining valuables as a public servant and one of obstructing justice.
Iswaran was charged with multiple offences on Jan 18, months after a probe into him was made public. He pleaded not guilty to all 27 charges he was handed.
