Billionaire Ong’s Singapore guilty plea delayed on doctor’s report
26 Mar 2025, 12:55 pm
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Ong Beng Seng (centre) seen arriving at court in Singapore in October 2024. (Photo by Edwin Koo/Bloomberg)

(March 26): Billionaire Ong Beng Seng will plead guilty at a later date than originally expected in a case related to a former Singapore government minister who was jailed for obtaining gifts from the property tycoon.

“Mr Ong has requested for more time to obtain more detailed reports from his doctors on his medical condition, and the ongoing monitoring and treatment required,” a spokesperson for Ong said in a statement on Wednesday. Prosecutors didn’t object to the delay, court documents show. 

Ong, 79, was scheduled to plead guilty on April 2 to one charge of obstructing justice. Another charge of abetting a public servant in obtaining valuables will be taken into consideration for sentencing. 

Ong, the managing director of Hotel Properties Ltd, was charged in October last year and is out on a bail of S$800,000 (US$598,000, or RM2.64 million). The next closed door hearing is set for April 25 this year.

The real estate firm has said that Ong “continues to be suitable to carry out his duties and responsibilities”.

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