Singapore's disgraced former transport minister S. Iswaran, jailed last year for obstructing justice and receiving more than $300,000 of gifts, will serve the remainder of his sentence under house arrest,

Former Singaporean minister S. Iswaran, jailed for corruption, will serve his remaining sentence under house arrest with strict conditions.

Singapore’s former transport minister S Iswaran has reportedly been placed on home detention as part of his 12-month jail term, the Singapore Prison

Singapore's disgraced former transport minister S. Iswaran, jailed last year for obstructing justice and receiving more than $300,000 of gifts, will serve the remainder of his sentence under house arrest,

Iswaran began his 12-month jail term in October after pleading guilty to obtaining valuable items from tycoon Ong Beng Seng.

The former Singapore minister pleaded guilty last year to four charges under Section 165 of the Penal Code for receiving valuables from individuals in an official capacity

Former Singapore transport minister S Iswaran will serve the remainder of his 12-month jail sentence in home detention, the nation’s prison service said.

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): Former transport minister S. Iswaran was placed on the Home Detention Scheme on Friday (Feb 7).

Subramaniam Iswaran was imprisoned on 7 October after he pleaded guilty to accepting gifts worth more than S$403,000 ($300,000; £240,000) while in office, as well as obstructing the course of justice.