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SINGAPORE – \u00a0The Workers\u2019 Party has issued a formal letter of reprimand to its chief Pritam Singh at the conclusion of disciplinary proceedings against him<\/span><\/a>. <\/p>\n In a statement on April 30, the WP said a disciplinary panel found Mr Singh had contravened two articles of the party\u2019s Constitution.\u00a0<\/p>\n The party\u2019s top decision-making body, its Central Executive Committee (CEC), has accepted the panel\u2019s findings after meeting on April 28 and 29 to consider its report.\u00a0<\/p>\n The WP said the CEC separately considered that Mr Singh did not have any intention to act in a manner contrary to the principles, aims, or objects of the party, or prejudicial to the welfare of the party.<\/p>\n It added that his actions ultimately reflected judgment calls that he had to make.<\/p>\n WP chair Sylvia Lim, its vice-chair Faisal Manap and Mr Singh recused themselves from the CEC meetings, the party said.\u00a0<\/p>\n This comes after Mr Singh was convicted on two counts for lying to a parliamentary committee<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n