SINGAPORE:  , After being convicted of both charges of lying to parliament, Workers ‘ Party ( WP ) chief Pritam Singh was on Monday ( Feb 17 ) sentenced to the maximum fine of S$ 7, 000 for each charge.
The Leader of the Opposition was discovered to have given false witness to a committee investigating original WP MP Raeesah Khan’s actions after admitting to fabricating a narrative about accompanying a sexual assault victim to the police place.
The prosecutor argued that he accepts Ms. Khan’s account of what transpired, that Singh told her to “take to the tombstone” the rest she told lawmakers.  ,
The judge stated in sentencing that” the court has send a message on the importance of providing accurate information when under oath.”
Singh is contesting his judgment and word.
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