SINGAPORE: Following the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau’s ( CPIB ) investigation into Transport Minister S Iswaran, Progress Singapore Party ( PSP ) non-constitution member of parliament Hazel Poa has submitted a motion asking for his suspension as an MP.
Ms. Poa stated in a Facebook post on Friday( Sept. 8 ) that she had submitted the action on Thursday to dismiss Mr. Iswaran” for the majority of the latest treatment in the 14th Parliament.”
She continued,” This is done so that he” no longer receives his MP allowance of S$ 192, 500( US$ 141, 152 ) annually while the Prime Minister has asked him to refrain from carrying out any official duties while CPIB is conducting his investigation.”
Her appointment follows & nbsp, according to Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, who announced Mr. Iswaran’s current interdiction with a reduced salary of S$ 8,500 per month until further notice in parliamentary testimony given on August 2.
According to the Public Service Division, this amount is roughly 15 % of the standard monthly income for a minister, which is S$ 55, 000.
Additionally, Mr. Iswaran is still permitted to receive the Randomness$ 192,500 annual MP income.
Dennis Tan, a member of the Workers’ Party, asked Mr. Lee if he could continue to receive an MP’s income because it is separate from ministerial give and is not subject to the Prime Minister.
Mr. Lee continued by saying that parliament must pass a movement to forbid the MP from serving as an MP in order to abolish the margin for MPs. The legislature has never done that. Mr. Lee said, referring to earlier instances where officials had been looked into for corruption,” Both, in previous circumstances, has parliament done that.”
According to Ms. Poa’s article on Friday, the action was submitted for the upcoming parliamentary session, which is set for September 18 according to the site of the legislature. She stated that the action itself is likely to be discussed scheduled and nbsp, on or after September 19.
She also stated that she would introduce a Private Member’s Bill to amend the Parliament( Privileges, Immunities, and Powers ) Act in order to guarantee Mr. Iswaran receives the proper compensation should the CPIB later find him innocent of any wrongdoing.
The law establishes the rights and privileges of the Speaker, Members, and boards in parliament as well as controls how MPs behave.
The Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau ( CPIB ) and nbsp detained Mr. Iswaran on July 11. He has been placed on a leave of absence and is already out on bail. Ong Beng Seng, a tycoon who is widely credited with bringing F1 race to Singapore, is also involved in the CPIB’s investigation into Mr. Iswaran.
Ms. Poa and the PSP were contacted by TODAY for more information and to request an upgrade on the anti-graft bureau’s CPIB investigation. & nbsp,
The original version of this article appeared in TODAY.