Singapore ex-minister Iswaran pleads guilty to reduced charges


Singapore’s former transport minister S. Iswaran arrives at the Supreme Court in Singapore on Sept. 24.

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SINGAPORE — Singapore’s trial of former Transport Minister S. Iswaran took a surprise turn when it started on Tuesday, with the ex-government official pleading guilty only after prosecutors amended corruption charges against him to reduced counts of obtaining gifts.

Iswaran, who was a veteran politician in the ruling People’s Action Party, had faced over 30 charges in a scandal that rocked the city-state, known for a public service that emphasizes clean governance and zero tolerance for corruption.





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