When is a gift not really a gift?
This question has come to the fore since last week when former transport minister S. Iswaran was handed 27 criminal charges related to his dealings between 2015 and 2022 with property billionaire and Singapore GP chairman Ong Beng Seng. Twenty-four charges come under Section 165 of the Penal Code for obtaining valuable items as a public servant, such as tickets to football matches, musicals and the Formula One races.
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