Ex-transport minister S Iswaran completes home detention scheme, no longer under prison custody
He spent four months in jail after starting his sentence on Oct 7 last year
[SINGAPORE] Former transport minister S Iswaran has completed his sentence and is no longer under prison custody.
The Singapore Prison Service (SPS) said on Friday (Jun 6) that he has completed his emplacement on the Home Detention Scheme and is no longer under SPS custody.
On Oct 3 last year, Iswaran was handed a 12-month jail term in a case that saw, for the first time, a former Cabinet minister being sentenced.
Iswaran, who turns 63 later this month, had spent four months in jail since he began his sentence four days later on Oct 7. He was then placed on the Home Detention Scheme on Feb 7 this year.
SPS had previously said that Iswaran was assessed to be suitable for the scheme as he is of low risk of reoffending, did not commit any institutional offence in prison and has strong family support.
Last September, Iswaran pleaded guilty to four charges under Section 165 of the Penal Code, which forbids public servants from obtaining any valuable thing from people involved with them in an official capacity.
His offences were for obtaining valuables from billionaire tycoon Ong Beng Seng and Lum Chang Holdings managing director Lum Kok Seng, during a time when he was in positions that had official dealings with them.
Iswaran also pleaded guilty to one charge of obstructing justice by belatedly repaying the cost of a business-class flight to Doha. Another 30 charges under Section 165 were taken into consideration for his sentencing. THE STRAITS TIMES
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