Singapore ex-minister S Iswaran returns from Australia to face corruption charges, surrenders passport

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Former Transport Minister S Iswaran, who is out on bail, had been required to return to Singapore from Australia by Tuesday

Iswaran, who faces more than 20 charges including two for alleged corruption, had travelled to Australia to help his son settle into university

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S. Iswaran, Singapore’s former transport minister, leaves the city state’s State Courts in January. Photo: Bloomberg

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Published: 11:26am, 20 Mar 2024Updated: 11:45am, 20 Mar 2024

Former Transport Minister S Iswaran has returned to Singapore and surrendered his passport to the authorities, the city state’s Attorney General’s Chambers said in a statement on Wednesday.

The former transport minister, who is out on bail, had been required to return to Singapore by Tuesday.

A criminal case disclosure conference had been fixed for Tuesday morning in the High Court, but this has been adjourned to April 2, the Attorney General’s Chambers said.

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Singapore’s political scandal deepens as 2 MPs resign amid separate high-profile corruption probe

In Singapore, a criminal case disclosure conference is a formal system where both sides disclose information about the case – including outlining their cases and the evidence they will be relying on – to facilitate the trial process.

A spokesperson from the judiciary confirmed that the disclosure conference on March 19 did not take place.

Iswaran, who faces more than 20 charges including two for alleged corruption, was initially granted permission to be out of Singapore between February 16 and March 4. He travelled to Australia during this time to help his son settle into university.

However, the former minister fell ill during his trip and was on March 4 given permission to remain outside Singapore for an additional 16 days.