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Indian-origin opposition leader fined for lying to parliamentary committee
Hindustan Times Thane
|February 18, 2025
Singapore's Indian-origin Leader of the Opposition Pritam Singh was on Monday fined S$14,000 ($10,440) after a district court found him guilty on two counts of lying under oath to a parliamentary committee.
SINGAPORE: Singapore's Indian-origin Leader of the Opposition Pritam Singh was on Monday fined S$14,000 ($10,440) after a district court found him guilty on two counts of lying under oath to a parliamentary committee.
Singh, 48, was fined a maximum of S$7,000 ($5,219) for each of his two charges.
The Constitution states that a sitting MP will lose his seat and be disqualified from standing for election if he is jailed for at least one year, or fined at least S$10,000 ($7,457).
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