Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 07:37am on 03 Oct 2024,Thursday India Global
S Iswaran, Singapore's former transport minister of Indian origin, was sentenced to one year in prison after pleading guilty to five corruption charges. This sentence exceeds the prosecution's request of six to seven months, deemed "manifestly inadequate" by Justice Vincent Hoong. Iswaran is the first individual prosecuted under Section 165 in post-independent Singapore. The judge highlighted that the former minister's public service was a neutral factor, noting his lack of remorse. Despite mitigating factors like his early guilty plea, the repetitive nature of his offenses led to an increased level of culpability.
