17-02-2025, 04:27 PM
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Pritam Singh plans to appeal after being handed fine of $7,000 each of the 2 charges
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17-02-2025, 04:27 PM
17-02-2025, 06:34 PM
17-02-2025, 06:58 PM
Must appeal to make him look good lah.
打死都不接受就够了。
打死都不接受就够了。
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17-02-2025, 07:40 PM
21-02-2025, 02:58 PM
HEADLINES: WP chief Pritam Singh will keep Parliament seat after fine: Speaker. WP chief Pritam Singh will keep Parliament seat after fine:
Mr Seah’s statement on Feb 17 clarification by the Elections Dept.which said Mr Singh would not lose his seat or be banned from standing in the upcoming general election as his sentences had not reached the threshold for disqualification. As
leader of Opposition & Workers’ Party chief Pritam Singh will keep his Aljunied GRC seat after he was fined for lying to Parliament, said Speaker of Parliament Seah Kian Peng on Feb 18. Mr Seah told Parliament, Attorney-General’s Chambers had advised that criterion for disqualifying an MP who is fined $10,000 or more is based on the sentence imposed for a single offence, not the cumulative sentences of two offences. On Feb 17, Mr Singh was fined a total of two total of $14,000 for lying to a parliamentary committee investigating former MP Raeesah Khan.
In Parliament Feb 18, Leader of House Indranee Rajah circulated a note reminding MPs of their obligations “tobe truthful in parliamentary proceedings”. In it, she said: “It is a grave contempt of Parliament for a Member to deliberately make a false or misleading statement to Parliament or its committees.”
Deliberately making false statements or giving false evidence undermines, integrity of parliamentary processes, added Ms Indranee, A minister in PM’s Office & 2nd Minister for Finance & National Development.“All Members are expected to uphold highest standards of honesty integrity and observe rules of parliamentary conduct so the public can continue to have full confidence trust in our Parliament and its representatives.”
Mr Seah’s statement on Feb 17 clarification by the Elections Dept, said Mr Singh would not lose his seat or be banned from standing in upcoming general election (GE) as his sentences had not reached the threshold for disqualification. Mr Seah also reiterated the public prosecutor’s decision to not pursue charges against another Aljunied GRC MP, Mr Faisal Manap, for refusing to answer questions from same parliamentary committee investigating Ms Khan. Mr Seah on Mr Faisal has acknowledged advisory by public prosecutor to familiarise himself with “conduct expected of MPs” under Parliament (Privileges, Immunities Powers) Act & to refrain from actions as may be in breach of the Act.
Mr Seah said, seats of two Nominated MPs – lawyer Raj Joshua Thomas and psychiatrist Syed Harun Alhabsyi – are now vacant. 2 NMPs resigned on Feb 14 indicated in social media posts, they intended to pursue other avenues of political service. This fuelled speculation they could stand in upcoming GE.
Mr Seah’s statement on Feb 17 clarification by the Elections Dept.which said Mr Singh would not lose his seat or be banned from standing in the upcoming general election as his sentences had not reached the threshold for disqualification. As
leader of Opposition & Workers’ Party chief Pritam Singh will keep his Aljunied GRC seat after he was fined for lying to Parliament, said Speaker of Parliament Seah Kian Peng on Feb 18. Mr Seah told Parliament, Attorney-General’s Chambers had advised that criterion for disqualifying an MP who is fined $10,000 or more is based on the sentence imposed for a single offence, not the cumulative sentences of two offences. On Feb 17, Mr Singh was fined a total of two total of $14,000 for lying to a parliamentary committee investigating former MP Raeesah Khan.
In Parliament Feb 18, Leader of House Indranee Rajah circulated a note reminding MPs of their obligations “tobe truthful in parliamentary proceedings”. In it, she said: “It is a grave contempt of Parliament for a Member to deliberately make a false or misleading statement to Parliament or its committees.”
Deliberately making false statements or giving false evidence undermines, integrity of parliamentary processes, added Ms Indranee, A minister in PM’s Office & 2nd Minister for Finance & National Development.“All Members are expected to uphold highest standards of honesty integrity and observe rules of parliamentary conduct so the public can continue to have full confidence trust in our Parliament and its representatives.”
Mr Seah’s statement on Feb 17 clarification by the Elections Dept, said Mr Singh would not lose his seat or be banned from standing in upcoming general election (GE) as his sentences had not reached the threshold for disqualification. Mr Seah also reiterated the public prosecutor’s decision to not pursue charges against another Aljunied GRC MP, Mr Faisal Manap, for refusing to answer questions from same parliamentary committee investigating Ms Khan. Mr Seah on Mr Faisal has acknowledged advisory by public prosecutor to familiarise himself with “conduct expected of MPs” under Parliament (Privileges, Immunities Powers) Act & to refrain from actions as may be in breach of the Act.
Mr Seah said, seats of two Nominated MPs – lawyer Raj Joshua Thomas and psychiatrist Syed Harun Alhabsyi – are now vacant. 2 NMPs resigned on Feb 14 indicated in social media posts, they intended to pursue other avenues of political service. This fuelled speculation they could stand in upcoming GE.
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