Singapore Ex-Minister Iswaran Sentenced to Year in Jail

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Iswaran is first ex-Singapore minister sent to jail since 1975Sentence was even longer than prosecutors had soughtS. Iswaran arrives at the Supreme Court in Singapore on Oct. 3.Former transport ...

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Iswaran was sentenced to 12 months in prison on Thursday after he pleaded guilty to bribery and obstruction of justice, with the judge handing out a sentence even longer than that sought by prosecutors.</p><p style=\"text-align: start;\">“Trust and confidence in public institutions are the bedrock of effective governance,” Justice Vincent Hoong said. “This can all too easily be undermined by the appearance that an individual public servant has fallen below the standards of integrity and accountability.”</p><p style=\"text-align: start;\">The judge agreed to allow the 62-year-old, the first ex-minister in Singapore to receive a prison term since 1975, to be jailed from Oct 7. 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