Property tycoon Ong Beng Seng charged with abetting public servant to obtain valuable things, obstructing justice

Ong had been named in Iswaran’s fees from the start, when the latter had been first&nbsp, handed 27 claims on Jan 18.

Two of the expenses under the Prevention of Corruption Act are alleged to be bone. One charge under Part 204A and 24 under Section 165 were included in the various 25 under the Penal Code.

In a request for a deal with STB, the two fraud claims claimed that Iswaran had allegedly obtained pleasure from Ong in exchange for advancing the author’s business interests in an agreement between Singapore GP and the Singapore Tourism Board (STB). &nbsp,

Iswaran allegedly obtained from Ong Singapore Grand Prix cards a business school journey from Doha to Singapore, an outgoing flight on his personal planes from Singapore to Doha, and a night’s stay at Four Seasons Doha. These were collectively worth about S$ 166, 282 ( US$ 128, 251 ). &nbsp,

Iswaran’s 24 expenses under Part 165 had also been related to Ong. Charge bedding stated that Iswaran obtained&nbsp, about S$ 218, 000 value of useful items, including tickets to shows and sports games, from Ong. &nbsp,

Iswaran was charged a second day on March 25, this day with eight counts of Segment 165 for extorting Mr. Lum Kok Seng, the managing director of Singapore-listed Lum Chang Holdings. Mr Lum has not been charged.

After the two corruption costs were reduced to lesser ones under Section 165, which has a lower maximum prison expression, the former secretary pleaded guilty on what was supposed to be the trial’s first day.

Iswaran&nbsp, pleaded guilty on Sep 24 to four expenses under Section 165 and one under Part 204A, with the remaining costs taken into consideration for punishment. &nbsp,

He was given a month’s probation on Thursday, and he will begin his prison term on October 7 at 4 p.m.