Tycoon charged in graft case


Facing the law: Ong arriving at the State Court in Singapore. He is accused of giving high-value gifts to Iswaran (below). — AFP

A court charged a property billionaire with obstructing justice and abetting offences by a disgraced ex-transport minister jailed a day earlier in the city-state’s high-profile government graft case.

Ong Beng Seng, the 78-year-old owner of Hotel Properties Ltd and rights holder to the Singapore Grand Prix Formula One race, is accused of giving high-value gifts to ex-minister S. Iswaran, who on Thursday became the first former cabinet member to be jailed in the island state.

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