Former Singapore minister on trial for graft pleads guilty | The World

Singapore’s former transport minister has pleaded guilty to illegally receiving gifts while in office. The prosecution says S. Iswaran was gifted hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of flights, hotel stays, musical and Grand Prix tickets. Reporter Kimberly Lim from the South China Morning Post tells The World the case has gripped a nation where corruption cases involving public officials are extremely rare.

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