Pritam Singh, the leader of the opposition, will be able to contest the approaching General Election because the sentences for separate offenses cannot be added up to preclude him as a Member of Parliament.
Singh was on Monday ( Feb 17 ) found guilty of , two charges of lying to parliament , over false testimonies he gave to a Committee of Privileges on Dec 10 and Dec 15, 2021, during its inquiry into former Workers ‘ Party MP Raeesah Khan’s conduct.
He was given the maximum S$ 7, 000 ( US$ 5, 200 ) fine for each of the charges.  ,
Following the hearing on Monday, the Elections Department ( ELD ) announced in a statement that the eligibility for an MP is determined by the sentence for a single offence.
The ELD stated that a person is not disqualified from serving as an MP if the word for each of the crimes does not exceed the dismissal level of prison for a word of not less than one time or a great of not less than S$ 10, 000.
” The respective sentences for distinct offenses may be added together for this objective.”