Overview

• Principal District Judge Lee Lit Cheng cited advanced multiple myeloma and a high risk of fatal complications in granting judicial mercy.
• Ong admitted arranging a belated S$5,700 billing to former Transport Minister S. Iswaran after the CPIB seized a private jet manifest from a December 2022 Doha trip.
• Deputy Chief Prosecutor Christopher Ong told the court that an eight-week jail term would have been appropriate if not for the tycoon’s serious health condition.
• S. Iswaran has been convicted of graft and obstruction charges, served part of his 12-month sentence, and been released on remission.
• Singapore’s Immigration and Checkpoints Authority has announced it will review Ong’s permanent residence status following his conviction.