Singapore launches corruption probe involving transport minister

SINGAPORE — Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has asked the country's transport curate to spell connected permission aft helium was implicated successful an anti-graft bureau investigation.

S. Iswaran is among respective unnamed individuals presently assisting Singapore's Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau successful investigations and helium volition beryllium connected permission until investigations are completed, Lee said successful a statement Wednesday.

"I person instructed Minister Iswaran to instrumentality permission of lack until these investigations are completed," Lee said, without elaborating connected the specifics of the case.

Senior Minister of State Chee Hong Tat volition beryllium acting curate for transport, Lee added.

The announcement comes weeks aft a authorities reappraisal connected allegations made against 2 different furniture ministers regarding their rental of government-owned assemblage bungalows.  

A reappraisal led by a elder subordinate of Lee's furniture found nary ground successful allegations of corruption and maltreatment of powerfulness against Law and Home Affairs Minister K. Shanmugam and Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan. Neither of the 2 ministers were asked to spell connected leave.

Singapore pays its ministers the highest salaries successful the world.

The Southeast Asian city-state prides itself for its cleanable estimation and is presently 5th connected Transparency International's latest Corruption Perception Index.