| Public Prosecutor v S Iswaran | |
|---|---|
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| Court | High Court of Singapore |
| Decided | 3 October 2024 |
| Verdict | Guilty on all counts |
| Charge | Obtaining valuable items as a public servant under Section 165 of the Penal Code (4 counts) Obstruction of justice under Section 204A(a) of the Penal Code (1 count) |
| Citation | [2024] SGHC 251 |
| Court membership | |
| Judge sitting | Vincent Hoong |
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Public Prosecutor v S Iswaran was a criminal case brought by the Attorney-General of Singapore against Singaporean former politician Subramaniam Iswaran, who faced 35[a] charges of "obtaining gratification as a public servant",[2] corruption,[3] and obstructing justice.[4] The lawsuit was precipitated by an investigation of Iswaran's dealings with Malaysian billionaire Ong Beng Seng by the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) that officially began on 11 July 2023 and ended sometime before 9 January 2024. Iswaran announced his resignation from the government on 18 January 2024.
The trial began on 24 September 2024 and ended after five hours, with Iswaran pleading guilty to four charges of "obtaining gratification as a public servant" and one charge of obstructing justice under Sections 165 and 204A(a) of the Penal Code respectively. He became the first minister to be charged and tried in court since Wee Toon Boon in 1975; the first minister to be investigated for corruption since Teh Cheang Wan in 1986; and the first individual ever to be charged under Section 165 of the Penal Code since independence in 1965. On 3 October 2024, Iswaran was sentenced to 12 months of imprisonment.
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Subramaniam Iswaran pleaded not guilty to 27 charges including "obtaining gratification as a public servant".
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