Singapore’s former transport minister pleaded guilty bribery and obstruction of justice after the city-state’s prosecution amended the indictment against him, a surprising twist to the biggest political scandal in nearly four decades. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] S. Iswaran, 62, was convicted on Tuesday after the amended charges were read out to him. It was unexpected as the former politician had vowed to defend himself against a raft of charges including corruption. The court will sentence Iswaran on Oct.