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Published: 14:57, October 4, 2024 | Updated: 20:55, October 4, 2024
Media: S'pore charges property tycoon linked to jailed minister's case
By Reuters
A Singapore court charged a top property billionaire on Friday with obstructing justice and abetting offenses by a disgraced ex-transport minister jailed a day earlier in the city-state's high-profile government graft case, Channel News Asia reported.
ALSO READ: S'pore's ex-minister jailed for 12 months in landmark 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 gifts worth nearly $300,000 to ex-minister S Iswaran, who on Thursday became the first former cabinet member to be jailed in Singapore.
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