SINGAPORE: The conduct of Workers’ Party chair Sylvia Lim and vice-chair Faisal Manap will be raised for discussion in parliament following the conviction of party chief Pritam Singh for lying under oath to a parliamentary committee, Leader of the House Indranee Rajah said on Monday (Dec 22).
In a response to media queries, Ms Indranee said the court judgments in Mr Singh’s case have “implications” for Ms Lim and Mr Faisal, and the matter will be discussed at the next parliamentary sitting in January 2026.
Her comments came after Chinese-language newspaper Lianhe Zaobao asked whether parliament would consider any follow-up actions with regard to Ms Lim and Mr Faisal.
Ms Indranee referred to the Committee of Privileges (COP) report to parliament on Feb 10, 2022.
“First, it found that Mr Singh had lied to the COP. This was referred to the public prosecutor. Since then, Mr Singh has been convicted of lying to the COP. This was while under oath. I have addressed this in my earlier statement,” she said.
She also said that Mr Faisal’s refusal to answer the COP’s queries had also been referred to the public prosecutor for possible contempt of parliament, adding that Mr Faisal was then issued a police advisory after investigations.
“Third, the COP found that Ms Lim and Mr Faisal had both lied under oath when they denied that, at the meeting of August 2021 which they attended, Ms Raeesah Khan was told to hide her untruth (i.e. to take it to the grave). The COP’s findings have been borne out by the court judgments,” she added.
