Singapore's disgraced former transport minister S. Iswaran, jailed last year for obstructing justice and receiving more than $300,000 of gifts, will serve the remainder of his sentence under house arrest,

Iswaran began his 12-month jail term from October after pleading guilty to obtaining valuable items from tycoon Ong Beng Seng.

A former senior minister in Singapore's government, who was jailed following a high-profile trial last year, has been allowed to serve the remainder of his 12-month sentence from home. Subramaniam Iswaran was imprisoned on 7 October after he pleaded guilty to accepting gifts worth more than S$403,

Singapore's disgraced former transport minister S. Iswaran, jailed last year for obstructing justice and receiving more than $300,000 of gifts, will serve the remainder of his sentence under house arrest,

Iswaran began his 12-month jail term on Oct 7, 2024. Lawyers confirmed with CNA that in their experience, offenders become eligible for home detention after serving around one-third of their sentence.

Iswaran pleaded guilty to accepting gifts worth thousands of dollars while being in office. The corruption case shocked Singapore, known for its efficient bureaucracy and clean governance

Former transport minister S Iswaran has been placed on home detention as of Friday (Feb 7). Iswaran will serve the remaining eight months of his one-year sentence at home, under specific conditions. These include curfew monitoring using an electronic monitoring tag,

The Singapore Prison Service (SPS) said Iswaran would be placed under curfew and monitored via an electronic device, Channel News Asia reported...

The former Singapore minister pleaded guilty last year to four charges under Section 165 of the Penal Code for receiving valuables from individuals in an official capacity

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): Former transport minister S. Iswaran was placed on the Home Detention Scheme on Friday (Feb 7).