A Singaporean millionaire who had previously entered a guilty plea to a charge related to a gift scandal that rocked the nation last year was fined $23,400 (S$30,000; \u00a317,251). Hotel magnate Ong Beng Seng has acknowledged aiding former transport minister Subramaniam Iswaran in concealing evidence during the latter’s corruption investigation.<\/p>\n
While they were on official business, Ong offered Iswaran lavish presents, such as a private jet ride and an all-expense-paid trip. Given his ill health, a court decided to offer the 79-year-old “judicial mercy” instead than the maximum sentence of seven years in prison.<\/p>\n
Ong had asked Iswaran to visit Qatar in December 2022, promising to cover all of his costs, including lodging and a travel on Ong’s private aircraft to Doha. Ong replied that he would make arrangements for Iswaran to take a commercial flight from Doha to Singapore once he accepted the offer but stated that he would have to return to Singapore on a specific date.<\/p>\n
However, it was only after learning that Singapore’s corruption agency was investigating the flight as part of a separate case involving Ong’s acquaintances that Iswaran ordered Ong’s company to bill him for the business class ticket home, which was reportedly worth S$5,700.<\/p>\n
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