Iswaran to be sentenced on Oct 3, convicted of five charges including obtaining gifts

Former Singapore transport minister S Iswaran was convicted on five counts on Tuesday (Sep 24), pleading guilty after saying for months he would be contesting the case to clear his name. The 62-year-old admitted to four charges of obtaining gifts as a public servant and one charge of obstruction of justice. At the start of the hearing, the prosecution amended two corruption charges with two lesser charges of obtaining gifts. Iswaran will be sentenced on Oct 3. More details: https://cna.asia/4di0g5W Subscribe to our channel here: https://cna.asia/youtubesub Subscribe to our news service for must-read stories: Telegram - https://cna.asia/telegram WhatsApp - https://cna.asia/whatsapp Follow us: CNA: https://cna.asia CNA Lifestyle: http://www.cnalifestyle.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/channelnewsasia Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/channelnewsasia Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/channelnewsasia TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@channelnewsasia