SINGAPORE: Former Singapore transport minister S Iswaran is not appealing his 12-month jail sentence after being convicted of five offences, he said in a statement on Facebook on Monday (Oct 7). "I will not be appealing the sentence handed down by the court,

FORMER transport minister S Iswaran said on Monday (Oct 7) that he will not be appealing the sentence handed down by the court. Read more at The Business Times.

SINGAPORE: Former transport minister S. Iswaran will not be appealing the sentence handed down by the High Court on Thursday (Oct 3).

S. Iswaran turned himself in to a Singapore court to become the first ex-cabinet minister to be jailed in almost half a century, in a scandal that has riveted a city that prides itself on good governance.

The former transport minister says he will begin his one-year jail term on Monday and ‘apologises unreservedly to all Singaporeans’.

Former transport minister S Iswaran arrived at the State Courts today to begin his 12-month jail term after deciding not to appeal his sentence. Hours

S Iswaran has was accused of accepting gift worth $306,000 from Malaysian billionaire Ong Beng Seng and businessman David Lum

Iswaran, who was convicted after pleading guilty to four charges of obtaining valuable items as a public servant and one count of obstruction of justice, is scheduled to surrender to the court at 4 pm on Monday to begin his sentence.

Singapore’s former transport minister S Iswaran said he would not be appealing his 12-month jail term, which starts today, after he was convicted of four counts of receiving gifts and one of obstructing justice.