Iswaran, 61, pleaded not guilty to the new charges. The development comes barely a week after he returned to Singapore from a court-approved trip to Australia, which was extended due to his illness.
Iswaran handed 8 fresh charges of accepting valuables including Brompton bicycle, golf clubs from construction company boss Lum Kok Seng todayonline.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from todayonline.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Singapore's Indian-origin former Transport Minister S Iswaran on Monday was slapped with eight fresh charges in the alleged case of corruption taking the total charges that he now faces to 35.
SINGAPORE Former transport minister S. Iswaran was handed eight new charges on March 25 that allege he had obtained, as a public servant, valuable items worth nearly $19,000 from Lum Kok Seng. Iswaran is said to have obtained items such as a Brompton bicycle, golf clubs and bottles of whisky from Lum between November 2021 and November 2022. Iswaran,.