Pritam Singh disappointed by appeal loss, but fully respects court verdict on conviction for lying to parliamentary committee

Pritam Singh disappointed by appeal loss, but fully respects court verdict on conviction for lying to parliamentary committee


SINGAPORE: Leader of the Opposition Pritam Singh said he was “disappointed” but accepted the High Court’s decision on Thursday (Dec 4) to uphold his conviction for lying to the Committee of Privileges.

He also admitted that he “took too long” to respond to former Workers’ Party (WP) member Raeesah Khan’s lie in parliament.

The WP chief was speaking to reporters outside the Supreme Court after paying the S$14,000 (US$10,800) fine for his two charges.



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