Ex-Transport minister Iswaran allowed to leave S’pore; case transferred to High Court

Former transport minister S. Iswaran (centre) turned up at the State Courts at around 2.30pm on Feb 8 to make an application to leave jurisdiction. - ST

SINGAPORE: Former transport minister S. Iswaran has been granted permission to leave Singapore to settle his son into university in Australia, three weeks after he was handed 27 charges, which he pleaded not guilty to.

On Thursday (Feb 8), Iswaran, who is out on $800,000 bail, turned up at the State Courts at around 2.30pm to make an application to leave jurisdiction from Feb 16 to March 4.