What is the objective of Section 165, how is it different from a corruption offence and how is sentencing decided upon? 

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia—A former Singaporean Cabinet minister was sentenced Thursday to a year in prison after he pleaded guilty to charges of receiving illegal gifts, in a rare criminal case involving a minister in the Asian financial hub. Former Transport Minister S. Iswaran had pleaded guilty last week to one…

Former Singaporean lawmaker S. Iswaran was sentenced to 12 months in prison for corruption and obstructing justice. The ruling came in a landmark case for the city-state that is known for its clean governance.

Justice Vincent Hoong is no stranger to high-profile cases and has presided over appeals where he increased the sentences of offenders.

The sentence is more than the six to seven months asked for by the prosecution, which Justice Hoong considers "manifestly inadequate".

The sentence handed down was more severe than the six to seven months sought by the prosecution

S Iswaran, who was a cabinet member for 13 years and has held the trade, communications and transport portfolios, pleaded guilty last week to four counts of improperly receiving gifts and one of obstructing justice.

Iswaran is first ex-Singapore minister sent to jail since 1975

SINGAPORE (Oct 3): A Singaporean former minister was sentenced Thursday to 12 months in prison for obstruction of justice and accepting illegal gifts, local media reported, in the city-state's first political graft trial for nearly half a century. Ex-transport minister S Iswaran, known for helpin

Singapore's Indian-origin former transport minister S Iswaran was handed a one-year jail sentence on Thursday after he pleaded guilty to five charges relating to corruption and blocking of justice in the High Court on September 24.

Former Singapore Transport Minister S. Iswaran sentenced to one year in jail for corruption and obstruction of justice.

SINGAPORE: A Singapore court on Thursday sentenced a former minister to 12 months in prison for obstructing justice and receiving more than $300,000 w...

A former Singaporean Cabinet minister has been sentenced to a year in prison after he pleaded guilty to charges of receiving illegal gifts, in a rare criminal case involving a minister in the Asian financial hub.