FORMER transport minister S Iswaran said on Monday (Oct 7) that he will not be appealing the sentence handed down by the court.
In a statement on his Facebook page, posted just hours before he surrenders to serve his sentence, the 62-year-old wrote: “I accept that as minister what I did was wrong under Section 165. I accept full responsibility for my actions and apologise unreservedly to all Singaporeans.”
It was important, he added, that the prosecution amended the charges against him from corruption charges to those under Section 165, which prohibits public servants from accepting gifts.
A long trial that could have extended “well into 2025, and possibly beyond” had also taken a toll on his family’s well-being and weighed heavily on him, he said.
