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17-02-2025, 10:02 PM
Judge’s verdict: Monday (Feb 17) finding him guilty of two counts of lying to a parliamentary committee, Workers’ Party chief Pritam Singh
When asked about the possibility of being asked to step down, he said, “The need of the hour is for me to step up, not step down.” The judge imposed the maximum fine of $7,000 for each charge when he announced Mr Singh’s sentence after he took a three-hour break, having heard from both the prosecution and the defence. When asked about the possibility of being asked to step down, he said, “The need of the hour is for me to step up, not step down.” The judge imposed the maximum fine of $7,000 for each charge when he announced Mr Singh’s sentence after he took a three-hour break, having heard from both the prosecution and the defence.
Earlier Monday (Feb 17), Deputy Principal District Judge Luke Tan said he accepted account told by former WP MP Raeesah Khan over Mr Singh’s, whom he said had “willfully” told untruths to a Committee of Privileges (COP).While prosecution had sought maximum fine of $7,000 for each charge, Mr Singh’s lawyer said, he should be fined no more than $4,000 for each. He argued that WP chief had nothing to do with the initial lie from former WP MP Raeesah Khan, which led to the investigation from the COP, or “the fact that Ms Khan chose to tell the lie in the first place.”
When judge returned to court at 3:20 pm, one of the first things he said was that jail term was not warranted in Pritam’s case, reported The Straits Times, adding that Ms Khan had not actually been harmed by Mr Singh’s actions.
When asked about the possibility of being asked to step down, he said, “The need of the hour is for me to step up, not step down.” The judge imposed the maximum fine of $7,000 for each charge when he announced Mr Singh’s sentence after he took a three-hour break, having heard from both the prosecution and the defence. When asked about the possibility of being asked to step down, he said, “The need of the hour is for me to step up, not step down.” The judge imposed the maximum fine of $7,000 for each charge when he announced Mr Singh’s sentence after he took a three-hour break, having heard from both the prosecution and the defence.
Earlier Monday (Feb 17), Deputy Principal District Judge Luke Tan said he accepted account told by former WP MP Raeesah Khan over Mr Singh’s, whom he said had “willfully” told untruths to a Committee of Privileges (COP).While prosecution had sought maximum fine of $7,000 for each charge, Mr Singh’s lawyer said, he should be fined no more than $4,000 for each. He argued that WP chief had nothing to do with the initial lie from former WP MP Raeesah Khan, which led to the investigation from the COP, or “the fact that Ms Khan chose to tell the lie in the first place.”
When judge returned to court at 3:20 pm, one of the first things he said was that jail term was not warranted in Pritam’s case, reported The Straits Times, adding that Ms Khan had not actually been harmed by Mr Singh’s actions.
