SINGAPORE, May 6 -- Three Singaporean ministers have defended their presence at dinners with Su Haijin, a China-born national later jailed in the country's largest money laundering case.

Su, a 42-year-old Cypriot who was born in Fujian, China, was convicted in April 2024 for offences linked to a S$3 billion (RM9.8 billion) laundering ring and was deported to Cambodia after serving his sentence, Bloomberg reported.

Photos of Su dining with the ministers emerged online shortly after the People's Action Party's decisive victory in the 3 May general election.

The ministers involved - Ng Chee Meng, Ong Ye Kung and Chee Hong Tat - said they had no personal relationship with Su and attended the meals by invitation.

Ng said in a statement tha...