Iswaran back in court, gets approval to leave Singapore amid corruption charges

Source: CNA

SINGAPORE: Former Transport Minister S Iswaran, who faces multiple charges including corruption, returned to court on Thursday (Feb 8) where a judge granted him approval to leave the country.

The 66-year-old applied for permission from the court to leave Singapore to help his son settle into university. It was not immediately mentioned where he intends to travel to.

Iswaran was handed 27 charges on Jan 18 - two of corruptly obtaining bribes from property tycoon Ong Beng Seng, 24 of obtaining valuables as a public servant and one of obstructing justice.

Mr Ong, who owns the rights to the Singapore Grand Prix, has not been charged.