Overview

• S Iswaran, former transport minister of Singapore, pleaded guilty to five charges, including accepting valuable gifts and obstructing justice.
• The charges were amended from the Prevention of Corruption Act to Section 165 of the Penal Code, leading to Iswaran's guilty plea.
• Iswaran admitted to receiving gifts worth more than S$400,000 from businessmen Ong Beng Seng and Lum Kok Seng between 2015 and 2022.
• The prosecution seeks a jail term of six to seven months, while the defense argues for no more than eight weeks.
• Iswaran's sentencing is scheduled for October 3, with additional 30 charges to be considered for sentencing.