KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia –
A Malaysian billionaire hotelier who brought Formula One to Singapore was charged Friday for allegedly obstructing justice and abetting wrongdoings by a former Cabinet minister who was imprisoned a day earlier in a rare graft case.
The two charges against Ong Beng Seng came just a day after former Transport Minister S. Iswaran was sentenced to a year in prison, making him the first minister to be jailed in Singapore in nearly half a century. Iswaran, 62, pleaded guilty last week to a count of obstructing justice and four of accepting illegal gifts such as F1 tickets, wine and whisky from Ong and another businessman Lum Kok Seng.
The commencement of Iswaran’s sentence has been delayed to Monday. It is unclear if he will appeal the sentence.
Ong, 78, is accused of helping Iswaran …