Singapore's disgraced former transport minister S. Iswaran, jailed last year for obstructing justice and receiving more than $300,000 of gifts, will serve the remainder of his sentence under house arrest,

Iswaran pleaded guilty to accepting gifts worth thousands of dollars while being in office. The corruption case shocked Singapore, known for its efficient bureaucracy and clean governance

Iswaran began his 12-month jail term in October after pleading guilty to obtaining valuable items from tycoon Ong Beng Seng.

Singapore's disgraced former transport minister S. Iswaran, jailed last year for obstructing justice and receiving more than $300,000 of gifts, will serve the remainder of his sentence under house arrest,

On Oct 3, 2024, Iswaran was handed a 12-month jail term in a case that saw, for the first time, a former Cabinet minister being sentenced. The punishment was almost double the six to seven months’ jail the prosecution had sought.

Former transport minister S Iswaran has been placed on home detention as of Friday (Feb 7). Iswaran will serve the remaining eight months of his one-year sentence at home, under specific conditions. These include curfew monitoring using an electronic monitoring tag,

Iswaran began his 12-month jail term on Oct 7, 2024. Lawyers confirmed with CNA that in their experience, offenders become eligible for home detention after serving around one-third of their sentence.

The former Singapore minister pleaded guilty last year to four charges under Section 165 of the Penal Code for receiving valuables from individuals in an official capacity

Subramaniam Iswaran was imprisoned on 7 October after he pleaded guilty to accepting gifts worth more than S$403,000 ($300,000; £240,000) while in office, as well as obstructing the course of justice.