SINGAPORE: Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat will introduce a motion in Parliament on Tuesday calling for Aljunied-Hougang Town Council to require Workers' Party leaders Sylvia Lim and Low Thia Khiang to"recuse" themselves from financial matters.
According to Parliament's order paper for Tuesday, the motion calls on Parliament to affirm the"vital importance of Members of Parliament maintaining high standards of integrity and accountability".It references the court judgment as saying that Ms Lim and Mr Low had"acted dishonestly and in breach of their fiduciary duties, and their conduct lacked integrity and candour".
READ: Workers' Party MPs found liable in multimillion-dollar AHTC case; judgment raises 'serious doubt' about their integrity This appointment led to AHTC making more than S$33 million in improper payments to FMSS, which was helmed by conflicted parties with roles in both the town council and FMSS - Ms How Weng Fan, who had worked with Mr Low for more than two decades, and her late husband Danny Loh.
Heng Swee Keat says it 'pains' him to raise motion against WP MPs Low Thia Khiang, Sylvia Lim
Typical political strategy. Challenge the govt too much and they'll find a reason to take you down. Challenge and question them some more and they make you bankrupt.
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