Hotel tycoon Ong Beng Seng arrives at the State Court in Singapore on October 4, 2024.

A Singapore court on Friday charged property tycoon Ong Beng Seng with two offenses related to a case against former transport minister S. Iswaran, who was convicted earlier of breaking the law by receiving gifts including Formula-1 tickets and a trip to Doha.

The 78-year-old Ong, managing director of Singapore-listed Hotel Properties, was charged with one count of abetting a public servant in obtaining gifts. He also faces a charge of obstructing justice. Singapore’s Attorney-General’s Chambers said the charges “correspond to two of the charges to which Iswaran pleaded guilty” on Sept. 24.

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