Singapore ex-minister S Iswaran returns from Australia to face corruption charges, surrenders passport

The former transport minister, who is out on bail, had been required to return to Singapore by Tuesday.

A criminal case disclosure conference had been fixed for Tuesday morning in the High Court, but this has been adjourned to April 2, the Attorney General’s Chambers said.

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In Singapore, a criminal case disclosure conference is a formal system where both sides disclose information about the case – including outlining their cases and the evidence they will be relying on – to facilitate the trial process.

A spokesperson from the judiciary confirmed that the disclosure conference on March 19 did not take place.

Under the terms of the extension, Iswaran had to report to an investigation officer daily via video call.

Additional bail conditions had to be met when Iswaran made his initial application on Feb 8 to travel to Australia. These include an extra bail sum of S$500,000 (US$374,000) in cash on top of his existing bail of S$800,000.

Apart from that, Iswaran was also required to provide his travel itinerary and overseas address to an investigating officer, as well as remain contactable by the investigating officer at all times.