s iswaran has pleaded not guilty — he says he rejects the allegations and will focus on clearing hister and a lawmaker. mariko oi is following the story in singapore. when mr iswaran and property tycoon ong beng seng were arrested back in july last year, it truly shocked the city state because singapore does have a reputation for clean governance, and this is the biggest political scandal to hit the country in almost four decades. now, the two men played key roles in bringing the grand prix to singapore in 2008, but mr iswaran has now been given 27 charges — including two for corruption. he's allegedly accepted some tickets to concerts and the grand prix, as well as a free flight. he has pleaded not guilty to all charges, but he has just handed in his resignation. and in accepting his resignation, prime minister lee hsien loong said, "we must uphold the integrity of the party and the government." but, actually, this isjust the latest in a series of scandals that hit the ruling party. they were extramarital affairs and ministers accused of renting bungalows much cheaper than the marke

tell us more about the allegations against mr iswaran?property tycoon were arrested injuly last year, the two men worked closely to bring the grand prix to singapore in 2008 and their arrest truly shocked singapore, it has a reputation for clean governance and is the biggest political scandal to hit singapore for four decades. as you said he has just been given 27 charges, two for corruption, some details including free vip tickets to the grand prix and getting a free flight. he has pleaded not guilty to all the charges in court today but as mentioned he has handed in his resignation notjust as a minister but also as a lawmaker. in response to his resignation letter the prime minister said we must uphold the integrity of the party and the integrity of the party and the government. this the integrity of the party and the government.— the integrity of the party and the government. this is not the only corruption _ the government. this is not the only corruption case _ the government. this is not the only corruption case against - only corru

s iswaran has pleaded not guilty. in his resignation as a minister and a lawmaker. let's cross over live to mariko 0i for more details. this kind of case is really rare in singapore, isn't it? it isa it is a very, very rare. when s iswaran and a property tycoon were arrested injuly last year, a truly shocked the city because singapore does have a reputation for cleaner governance and this is the biggest political scandal to hit the country in almost four decades. the two men played key roles in bringing the grants free to singapore in 2008, but s iswaran has now been given 27 charges, including two for corruption. he has allegedly accepted tickets to concerts as well as to the grant free and a free flight. he has pleaded not guilty to all charges but he has just handed guilty to all charges but he hasjust handed in his resignation. in accepting his resignation. in accepting his resignation letter, the prime minister said we must uphold the integrity of the party and the integrity of the party and the government. this