新加坡交通部長易華仁被控貪污及利用公務之便索取貴重禮物等27項控罪,在庭上表示不認罪,獲准保釋。
新加坡交通部長易華仁上午由律師團隊陪同,現身國家法院。他被控貪污及利用公務之便索取貴重禮物等27項控罪,在庭上表示不認罪,獲准保釋,案件排期在3月1日舉行審前會議。
Transport Minister S Iswaran handed 27 charges, including corruption, receiving gratification as a public servant and obstructing justice https://t.co/r7GMePwfGu pic.twitter.com/9QFwklrqZt
— CNA (@ChannelNewsAsia) January 18, 2024
貪污調查局去年5月通知總理李顯龍,指當局調查一宗案件時,發現易華仁可能涉案。經調查後,貪污調查局局長去年7月向李顯龍匯報,表示須向易華仁問話。
數日後,易華仁與一名企業家被貪污調查局逮捕助查,其後獲釋。李顯龍下令暫停易華仁的內閣職務,易華仁負責的西海岸集選區基層事務,由他人暫代。
Transport Minister S Iswaran spotted entering state court today. This comes a week after it was announced that his CPIB probe was completed and under review by the AGC. pic.twitter.com/OjFQk2QmxE
— Lauren Ong (@LaurenOngCNA) January 18, 2024