Singapore’s Pritam Singh appeals against conviction for lying to parliament
Singapore’s Leader of the Opposition Pritam Singh on Tuesday launched an appeal against a conviction for lying under oath to a parliamentary committee, for which he was fined S$14,000 (US$10,735). In February, the Workers’ Party (WP) chief, 49, was found guilty of two counts of giving false testimonies to the committee that was scrutinising a…
In February, the Workers’ Party (WP) chief, 49, was found guilty of two counts of giving false testimonies to the committee that was scrutinising a lie told by the party’s former member of parliament, Raeesah Khan.
On Tuesday, Singh arrived at the Supreme Court dressed in a blue shirt to appeal his case in front of a packed courtroom before Justice Steven Chong.
Chong will deliver the judgment at a later date.
In a similar line of argument from the trial, Singh’s lawyer Andre Jumabhoy said the trial judge erred in finding Khan’s evidence “unusually convincing”.
