Former minister Iswaran has returned to Singapore, surrenders passport: AGC

Former minister Iswaran has returned to Singapore, surrenders passport: AGC

SINGAPORE: Former Transport Minister S Iswaran has returned to Singapore and surrendered his passport to the authorities, a spokesperson for the Attorney- General’s Chambers ( AGC ) said on Wednesday ( Mar 20 ).

Iswaran, who is currently on loan for corruption and other offenses, had been ordered to return to Singapore by March 19.

A criminal case reporting meeting scheduled for the High Court for the day of Mar 19 did not occur. &nbsp, It has been adjourned to Apr 2, the AGC director said.

A criminal case reporting event is a proper procedure where both factors release details about the event, including details of their cases and the supporting facts, to speed up the trial procedure.

Iswaran, who faces more than 20 charges including two of corruption, was initially granted authorization to be out of Singapore between Feb 16 and Mar 4, to support his brother sit into school in Australia. &nbsp,

However, the former secretary had a bad ol ‘ illness while on his journey, so he was given permission to travel to another 16 times on March 4.

Iswaran was required to make a video call to an exploration officer every day as part of the improvement.

When Iswaran submitted his original software on February 8 to travel to Australia, more parole conditions had to be met. These include&nbsp, an extra bail sum of S$ 500, 000 ( US$ 374, 000 ) in cash on top of his existing bail of S$ 800, 000.

Iswaran was also required to provide an investigating officer with his vacation plans and international addresses, as well as the assurance that he would always be in touch with the investigating agent.