The Singapore Prison Service confirmed that Iswaran, 62, had been placed under its home detention scheme, CNA reported.

“Like all inmates under the scheme, Iswaran will serve his remaining sentence at his residence under specified conditions.

“This includes curfew monitoring using an electronic monitoring tag, being gainfully occupied either in work, study or training, and reporting to the Singapore Prison Service for counselling,” said the department.

It also said Iswaran was deemed suitable for the home detention scheme as he was at low risk of repeating the offence, had strong family support, and did not commit any “institutional offences” while jailed.

Iswaran pleaded guilty in September to amended charges involving four counts of receiving gifts and one of obstructing justice.

He was initially charged with 35 counts including corruption. He was alleged to have obtained more than S$403,000 in luxury goods, including tickets to musicals and football matches in the UK.

In January 2024, he resigned as a minister and MP, as well as from the ruling People’s Action Party, saying he would defend his innocence in court.

Singapore’s Prisons Act provides for prisoners with good conduct to have their sentence remitted after completing two-thirds of it.

The act also allows inmates to be placed under the home detention scheme for a maximum of 12 months. The inmate must have been sentenced to more than four weeks in prison and served at least 14 days of the sentence.

The Singapore Prison Service said it considers inmates’ conduct, progress, and response to rehabilitation while in prison when determining their eligibility for the scheme.