Prosecution points out differences in Singh's and Low's accounts

PROSECUTION: SINGH'S STORY NOT CONSISTENT WITH LOW THIA KHIANG'S

- Ng Wei Kai and Christine Tan

Workers' Party chief Pritam Singh's version of events is not consistent with Mr Low Thia Khiang's, the prosecution said as Singh took the stand for the fourth day in a trial over his alleged lies.

Deputy Attorney-General Ang Cheng Hock pointed out differences between the Leader of the Opposition's testimony and the former WP chief's regarding a meeting between the pair and WP chairwoman Sylvia Lim on Oct 11, 2021.

This date is central to the prosecution's case, as it is arguing that Singh had not intended for former Sengkang GRC MP Raeesah Khan to clarify her lies in Parliament until after the Oct 11 meeting with Mr Low.

Singh's two charges are for lying to the Committee of Privileges (COP) that he had, at meetings with her on Aug 8 and Oct 3, 2021, wanted her to do so.

Here are the key points from the third day of Singh's cross-examination:

Mr Ang attacked Singh's account of the Oct 11 meeting with Mr Low, suggesting that he had not formed the intention for Ms Khan to clarify her lies until advised to do so by Mr Low.

He brought up a statement Singh had given to the police on Jan 16, 2023, where he said that Mr Low had not given the WP leaders any advice as they "already knew that all that was left to do was for Ms Khan to admit to her lies in Parliament".

Mr Ang said: "Mr Low did in fact give you advice, which was that Ms Khan had to clarify the untruth in Parliament, correct?"

Singh agreed, but said he and Ms Lim already had that perspective before speaking to Mr Low.

Mr Ang pressed him on this, asking: "So it's not correct for you to say that he did not give you any advice?"

Singh said he replied to the police in that way because he already knew he and Ms Lim wanted Ms Khan to tell the truth.

"It wasn't advice to me because we already knew that's what we wanted to do," he said.