jp7 app Property tycoon Ong Beng Seng charged with abetting public servant to obtain valuable things, obstructing justice

SINGAPORE: Singapore GP head Ong Beng Seng was charged on Friday (Oct 4) in the State Courts, a day after ex-transport minister S Iswaran was sentenced to a year's jail. 

Ong, a 78-year-old property tycoon and hotelier, was handed one charge each under Section 165 and Section 204A of the Penal Code. 

Section 165 relates to a public servant obtaining valuables from a person involved in a proceeding or business with the public servant, while Section 204A pertains to obstructing justice.

For the 204A charge, Ong is accused of abetting the obstruction of justice by intentionally aiding Iswaran to make payment of S$5,700 (US$4,397) to Singapore GP between May 18jp7 app, 2023 and May 25, 2023. 

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