When Singaporean tycoon Ong Beng Seng arrived outside Singapore's state courts on Friday, 4 October, a crowd of TV cameras and photographers were waiting for him. The billionaire luxury magnate is known for maintaining a low profile and is cautious about keeping his public appearances to a minimum. Wearing a black surgical face mask, he slipped into the building without answering journalists' questions - a silence that he maintained in court, where he was charged with corruption.
Ong stands accused