Key points on Day 12: Your evidence is incredible, prosecution tells Singh

Deputy Attorney-General Ang Cheng Hock on Nov 7 sought to poke holes in the credibility and consistency of Workers' Party (WP) chief Pritam Singh's version of events, as the Leader of the Opposition took the stand for the third day in a trial over his alleged lies.

- Ng Wei Kai and Vanessa Paige Chelvan

Mr Ang suggested to Singh that he never had in his mind the idea that former Sengkang GRC MP Raeesah Khan should clarify her lies in Parliament until Oct 11, 2021.

When Singh intended for Ms Khan to clarify her lies is central to the prosecution's case as his two charges are for lying to the Committee of Privileges (COP) that he had, at meetings with her on Aug 8 and Oct 3, 2021, wanted her to do so.

Here are the key points from the second day of Singh's cross-examination:

PROSECUTION: SINGH DID NOT INTEND FOR KHAN TO CLARIFY HER LIE UNTIL OCT 11

Mr Ang put it to Singh that he "never had in mind the idea" that Ms Khan would have to clarify her lie to Parliament until Oct 11, 2021.

Singh disagreed with this, saying that he had on Oct 4, 2021.

When asked if he did not intend for her to clarify her lie before that, Singh said he had from Aug 8 that year intended for her to do so.

He said: "From Aug 8 to Oct 4 she had to clarify, after Oct 4 she had to clarify why she lied again."

Ms Khan first lied to Parliament on Aug 3, 2021, giving a false anecdote about accompanying a sexual assault victim to a police station, where the victim was purportedly treated insensitively. She repeated her lie on Oct 4 the same year.

Oct 11, 2021, was when Singh met former WP chief Low Thia Khiang and WP chairwoman Sylvia Lim to discuss plans for dealing with Ms Khan's lies.

Mr Ang reiterated points brought up by Mr Low's testimony on Oct 23, 2024, when Mr Low said he told the WP leaders that a press conference was not the right forum for Ms Khan to admit to her lies, and that Parliament was.

Mr Ang said: "And then lo and behold, on Oct 12 when you meet Ms Khan, you tell her for the first time, 'Ms Khan, you've got to go to Parliament and make a personal statement', correct?"

Singh agreed that this was the first time he met her and told her she had to make a personal statement.