Singapore Opposition Leader Gets Guilty Verdict

Singapore’s leader of the opposition is convicted of lying
O n February 17th Pritam Singh, the leader of Singapore’s opposition, was convicted of “wilfully” lying twice to a privileges committee in 2021 and hit with the maximum fine of S$7,000 ($5,200) on each charge. The verdict caps one in a spate of scandals in the city-state’s usually dull politics.
Singapore Opposition Leader Gets Guilty Verdict but Can Run in Election
Pritam Singh, a member of Parliament and the head of the main opposition party, the Worker’s Party, was convicted on two counts of lying to a parliamentary committee under oath and was fined 7,000 Singaporean dollars, about $5,220, for each count. He plans to appeal.
Blow for Singapore opposition as court finds leader Pritam Singh lied to parliament
A Singapore court on Monday found opposition party leader Pritam Singh guilty on two counts of lying to parliament, handing down fines that spared him a loss of his seat and a ban from this year's general election.
Singaporean Court Convicts Opposition Leader of Lying to Parliamentary Committee
The verdict against Pritam Singh, the leader of the Workers’ Party, could taint the party’s image ahead of the upcoming general election.
Singapore: Opposition leader found guilty of lying to parliament
Singapore’s opposition leader Pritam Singh has been found guilty of two counts of lying to the parliament, a judge announced on Monday. Singh, secretary-general of the Workers’ Party, WP, and leader of the opposition in the parliament,
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