Singapore’s ex-transport minister S. Iswaran completes home detention scheme, no longer under prison custody

SPS had previously said that Mr Iswaran was assessed to be suitable for the scheme as he is of low risk of reoffending, did not commit any institutional offence in prison and has strong family support.

Nadine Chua

Nadine Chua

The Straits Times

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Former transport minister S. Iswaran was placed on the Home Detention Scheme on Feb 7.ST PHOTO: THE STRAITS TIMES

June 6, 2025

SINGAPORE – Former transport minister S. Iswaran has completed his sentence and is no longer under prison custody.

The Singapore Prison Service (SPS) said on June 6 that he has completed his emplacement on the Home Detention Scheme.

On Oct 3, 2024, he was handed a 12-month jail term in a case that saw, for the first time, a former Cabinet minister being sentenced.

He had spent four months in jail since he began his sentence on Oct 7, 2024.

He was placed on the Home Detention Scheme on Feb 7, 2025.

SPS had previously said that Mr Iswaran was assessed to be suitable for the scheme as he is of low risk of reoffending, did not commit any institutional offence in prison and has strong family support.

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