‘Your intention was to leave the untruth unclarified’: Prosecution wraps up cross-examination of Pritam Singh

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Mr Ang: &nbsp, Ms Khan had suggested to you that there was another way, which was to tell the truth.

Singh: Agree.

Mr Ang: &nbsp, But you replied it was too soon for that.

Singh: &nbsp, Agreed, I&nbsp, believe I said look at the decision you’ve made.

Mr Ang: &nbsp, At the Oct 4, 11.15pm meet, neither Ms Lim nor you asked Ms Khan why she lied afterwards.

Singh: &nbsp, Disagreement, we asked her to describe herself.

Mr Ang: &nbsp, Neither you or Ms Lim told her, you’ve got to understand the falsehood today.

Singh: Agree.

Mr. Ang:  Neither of you informed Ms. Khan to correct the lies the following morning, on October 5.

Singh: Agree.

Mr Ang: &nbsp, And this was because there was no objective for her, at that time… to understand that also.

Singh: Disagree.

Mr. Ang: If you knew there was an falsehood, you were under the impression that you had a commitment to correct it.

Singh: Agree.

Mr Ang: &nbsp, In violation of this work, you did no yourself understand the falsehood on Oct 4 and 5. &nbsp, &nbsp,

Singh: Disagree.

Mr Ang: &nbsp, On Oct 7, Ms Khan received a request from the authorities. &nbsp,

Singh: Agree.

Mr Ang: Police wanted to interview her.

Singh: Agree.

And you&nbsp, you&nbsp, were concerned that since August 8 if Ms. Khan attended the interview with the officers, she may reveal the truth and the lies to you.

Singh: Disagree.

Mr Ang: &nbsp, And you did not ask Ms Khan to reply to the authorities to suggest that she’ll get going for an interview.

Singh: Disagree.

Mr Ang: &nbsp, From ( Oct 7-12 ), there was no reply by Ms Khan to that interview request.

Singh: To my information, yes…

Mr Ang: &nbsp, You did n’t ask her to reply to that request from Oct 7-12.

Singh: &nbsp, Not at that moment period, yes, believe.

Mr Ang: &nbsp, On Oct 11, you and Ms Lim met ( former WP chief&nbsp, Low Thia Khiang ).

Singh: Agree.

Mr Ang: &nbsp, At the Oct 11 appointment, you and Ms Lim told Mr Low that Ms Khan had lied in congress.

Singh: Agree.

Mr Ang: &nbsp, You and Ms Lim told Mr Low of a strategy for Ms Khan to repent at a press conference and thereafter, for her to become expelled from the party.

Singh: Disagree.

Mr. Ang: Since that was the appropriate forum, Mr. Low’s suggestion was that Ms. Khan should rather apologize and clarify the lies in parliament.

Singh: &nbsp, Agreed, &nbsp, because of your use of the term “instead”.

Mr Ang: &nbsp, At this appointment, neither you nor Ms Lim told Mr Low that you knew the falsity as early as August.

Singh: &nbsp, Agreed, I&nbsp, am never sure of the specific details, whether this was shared or not.

Mr Ang: &nbsp, At this appointment, neither you or Ms Lim told Mr small that there was already a strategy for Ms Khan to understand the falsity in congress.

Singh: Disagree.

Mr. Ang:   It was Mr. Low’s advice to you and Ms. Lim on October 11 and their request for an interview that led to the clarification of the falsehood in congress. &nbsp,

Singh: Disagree.

Mr Ang: &nbsp, So the next day on Oct 12, you met with Ms Khan and Ms Lim, accurate?

Singh: Agree.

Mr. Ang: You second told Ms. Khan in a personal statement that she was required to do so in parliament, and you did this at this meeting. Agree? &nbsp,

Singh: Agree.

Mr Ang: &nbsp, And she agreed to do so at the very second resting on Nov 1. &nbsp,

Singh: &nbsp, No soon, but that was the next sitting.

Mr Ang: &nbsp, At the conclusion of the meeting, she agreed to give a personal statement to understand the falsehood at the next congress sitting. &nbsp,

Singh: Agree.

Mr Ang: &nbsp, And the next was Nov 1.

Singh: Agree.

Mr. Ang: Neither you nor Ms. Lim inquired whether Ms. Khan had informed her parents about the physical abuse.

Singh: &nbsp, I do n’t recall asking her, yes. &nbsp, &nbsp,

Mr Ang: &nbsp, In fact at this Oct 12 conference with Ms Khan, you still did not know whether Ms Khan had told her parents about the physical abuse.

Singh: Agree.

Mr Ang: &nbsp, In the evening of Oct 12, you met with Ms Loh and Mr Nathan at your home.

Singh: Agree.

Mr Ang: &nbsp, At this appointment, there was debate as to whether or not Ms Khan’s sexual assault practice would be included in her private speech.

Singh: &nbsp, I do n’t recall this… Yes, I believe there was a debate, yes.

Mr. Ang:   I agree with the question: Should she have disclosed her physical abuse and provide that as a justification for lying?

Singh: &nbsp, Sure agree, but this was Ms Khan’s decision to make.

Mr. Ang:  And it was Ms. Loh who had to clarify that Ms. Khan should contact her kids first, correct?

Singh: &nbsp, Disagree, &nbsp, I do n’t recall this.

Mr. Ang:  At this appointment, you told Ms Loh and Mr. Nathan about your in-person conversation with Ms. Khan on October 3.

Singh: Agree.

Mr. Ang:    You told Ms Loh and Mr. Nathan that you had promised to no justice her if she continued to use the lies if the controversy emerged on October 4.

Singh: Disagree.

Mr. Ang:  You explained to Ms. Loh and Mr. Nathan that it was now time for Ms. Khan to appear clean because it appeared the government was now aware that Ms. Khan had lied.

Singh: Disagree.

Mr Ang: &nbsp, And that the problem would not be dropped.

Singh: Disagree.

Mr Ang: &nbsp, And at the meet the day before, on Oct 11, you and Ms Lim had told Mr Low that there was a program to remove Ms Khan from the group.

Singh: Disagree.

Mr. Ang:  You lied to Mr. Yudhish and Ms. Loh when you said that you would not justice Ms. Khan at this conference on October 12th, according to Mr. Loh and Mr.

Singh: Disagree.

Mr Ang: &nbsp, Because you already planned to remove her from the group.

Singh: Disagree.

Mr Ang: &nbsp, After Oct 12, all the way to the ( Central Executive Committee ) meeting on Oct 29, you gave clear, explicit and frequent directions in relation to her personal statement to clarify the untruth.

Singh: Agree.

Mr. Ang:  This contrasts with the total lack of planning and preparation for October 12.

Singh: Disagree.

Mr Ang: &nbsp, This reveals that up to Oct 12, or Oct 11 before the conference with Mr Low, there was no purpose for Ms Khan to understand the falsity in parliament.

Singh: Disagree.

Mr Ang: &nbsp, The ( disciplinary panel or DP ) was formed on Nov 2.

Singh: Agree.

Mr Ang: &nbsp, It was tasked by ( its ) terms of reference to look into Ms Khan’s lies in parliament on Aug 3 and Oct 4.

Singh: Agree.

Mr Ang: &nbsp, But, the DP trials focused more on Ms Khan’s standard functionality as an MP as opposed to Ms Khan’s do in relation to the falsehood.

Singh: Disagree.

Mr Ang: &nbsp, The DP disregarded the guidance ( that ) WP leaders had given to Ms Khan since Aug 8. &nbsp,

Singh: Disagree.

Mr. Ang:  The DP did not take the conversation you had with Ms. Khan on October 3.

Singh: Disagree.

Mr. Ang:  The DP did not inform the WP CEC of the fact that you, Ms. Lim, and Mr. Faisal were aware from August 8 that the tale was misleading.

Singh: Agree.

Mr. Ang: On the day of her repeating the rest, the DP did not inform the CEC of your conversation with Ms. Khan on October 3.

Singh: Agree.

Mr Ang: &nbsp, The DP’s conduct was self-serving and calculated… ( to create ) distance ( between ) WP leaders… ( and ) Ms Khan’s conduct.

Singh: Disagree.

Mr. Ang: Following the Aug. 8 meet, you three were aware that you had misled Ms. Khan.

Singh: Disagree.

Mr Ang: &nbsp, And you did not like yours, Mr Faisal’s and Ms Lim’s do to get scrutinised by the group.

Singh: Disagree.

Mr. Ang: In the case involving Ms. Khan, The DP acted unfairly and dispassionately.

Singh: Disagree.

Mr Ang: &nbsp, The DP withheld critical information from the CEC.

Singh: Disagree.