WP chief's trial over alleged lies to Parliament starts today
The Straits Times|October 14, 2024
Pritam Singh expected to contest two charges in trial, which is fixed for 16 days
Wong Pei Ting
WP chief's trial over alleged lies to Parliament starts today
The trial of Leader of the Opposition Pritam Singh is set to begin on Oct 14 at the State Courts.

Singh, the secretary-general of the Workers' Party (WP), is expected to contest two charges over alleged lies to a parliamentary committee convened in November 2021 to look into the lying controversy involving former WP MP Raeesah Khan.

The committee had found Ms Khan guilty of abuse of parliamentary privilege and recommended that the former Sengkang GRC MP be fined $35,000. It had also recommended referring Singh and WP vice-chairman Faisal Manap to the public prosecutor for possible criminal charges.

It said Singh had not been truthful in his testimony while under oath, and that Mr Faisal had refused to answer relevant questions that had been put to him.

Singh was charged on March 19, 2024, with giving false answers to the committee's questions on Dec 10 and Dec 15, 2021, and the WP chief pleaded not guilty. Mr Faisal was not charged, but was issued an advisory by the police to familiarise himself with conduct expected of MPs.

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