Iswaran faces eight new charges in graft case


The country’s former Transport Minister S. Iswaran (pic) was handed eight more charges in a corruption case, the anti-graft body said, in one of the city-state’s highest-profile corruption scandals.

The additional charges involved allegations he obtained valuable items worth about S$18,956 while minister from an individual whose business had dealings with the Transport Ministry, the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau said yesterday.

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