WP chief Pritam Singh’s trial over alleged lies to Parliament set to start on Oct 14

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Singh faces two charges of lying to a parliamentary committee in 2021.

SINGAPORE – The trial of opposition leader and Workers’ Party chief Pritam Singh is slated for October and November, court records on May 31 show.that was convened in November 2021 to look into the lying controversy involving his party’s former MP Raeesah Khan.

The Straits Times has contacted Singh’s lawyers, Mr Andre Jumabhoy and Mr Aristotle Emmanuel Eng Zhen Yang, for more information. This was later found to be untrue, and on Nov 1, 2021, Ms Khan admitted to lying in Parliament. She said she had been sexually assaulted herself and had heard about the victim’s experience at a support group session.The committee also recommended referring Singh and WP vice-chairman Faisal Manap to the public prosecutor for further investigations with a view to considering criminal proceedings, which Parliament later endorsed.

On two other occasions, he allegedly said that during a meeting with Ms Khan on Oct 3, 2021, he had asked her to come clean about her lie if the issue was brought up in the House on Oct 4.

Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)

 

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