SINGAPORE - Opposition leader Pritam Singh has appointed former prosecutor Andre Jumabhoy as his lawyer for his case involving alleged lies he told a parliamentary committee.
Mr Jumabhoy’s LinkedIn page shows he was with the Attorney-General’s Chambers between 2011 and 2016. During that time, he was a prosecutor in aMr Jumabhoy received a promotion to Deputy Senior State Counsel in 2014, according to his firm’s website.with two counts of lying to the parliamentary committee.
According to the charge sheets, Singh allegedly gave false answers to the committee’s questions on Dec 10 and 15, 2021.
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