Singapore:
Singapore’s createer convey minister of Indian origin, S Iswaran, who was jailed last October for 12 months on dishonesty accuses, was placed in “home detention” on Friday, a novels tell shelp.
“Like all inmates placed on the Home Detention Scheme, S Iswaran will serve his remaining sentence at his dwellnce under specified conditions, including currestricted watching using an electronic watching tag, being obtainbrimmingy occupied either in toil, study or training and telling to SPS for adviseling,” Channel News Asia quoted Singapore Prison Service (SPS) as saying.
Iswaran began his 12-month jail term on October 7, 2024.
Under the Prisons Act, inmates who discarry out excellent direct in prison are eligible for releave oution after serving two-thirds of their sentence or 14 days of their sentence, whichever finishs procrastinateedr.
According to the Channel tell, prisoners serving sentences of four weeks or more and serving at least 14 days of their sentence are also eligible to be freed on the home detention scheme for a period not outdoing 12 months.
SPS shelp factors such as direct, better, and response to rehabilitation during prison time are obtainn into account when determining eligibility for home detention.
“(Iswaran) has been appraiseed appropriate for emplacement on the scheme as he is of low hazard of re-offfinishing, did not promise any institutional offence in prison, and has strong family aid,” shelp the prison service.
“During home detention, inmates who have apshowd employment can depart the home during their toiling hours while inmates who are unemployed usuassociate only have a restricted hours out of the home in the afternoons,” Adrian Wee of Lighthouse Law LLC here telderly the Channel.
SPS inserted that last year, about 44 per cent of the inmates eligible for home detention were placed on the scheme.
Iswaran pdirected culpable on September 24, 202,4 to four accuses under Section 165 of the Penal Code, which prohibits all accessible servants from obtaining any precious slfinisherg from someone joind with them in an official capacity.
These were for obtaining preciouss from Singapore GP transport inantity splithelderlyer Ong Beng Seng and produceion boss Lum Kok Seng while he held portfolios that had official dealings with the two men.
Iswaran also pdirected culpable to one accuse of obstructing fairice by bhappyly repaying the cost of a fairy to Doha.
Another 30 accuses under Section 165 were obtainn into ponderation.
Atraverse all accuses, he acunderstandledgeted to obtaining SGD 403,300 (USD 300,000) worth of preciouss over seven years, including tickets to musicals, Formula 1 events, and football alignes, as well as liquor and a Brompton bicycle gifted to him for his 60th birthday.
He resigned from office in January 2024 and made a voluntary disgorgement of SGD 380,305.95. This refers to giving up illegassociate obtained obtains.
Ong’s case is pfinishing before the courts while the Attorney-General’s Chambers has shelp they will not file accuses aobtainst Lum.
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