WP leaders close bank account used to raise funds for AHTC case

Workers' Party leaders involved in long-running civil suits brought against them by two town councils have closed their joint bank account used to raise funds from the public, and donated the remaining monies to charity.

- Anjali Raguraman Correspondent

WP chief Pritam Singh, party chairman Sylvia Lim and former party chief Low Thia Khiang said in an Oct 2 post on their fundraising blog that the conclusion of the court cases in July 2024 following an out-of-court settlement meant there was no longer a need to maintain the bank account.

The balance in the bank account of $5,826.14 has been donated to the WP Community Fund, a registered charity set up by the WP to serve families in need, they added.

"The court proceedings have taken seven years to conclude," they said. "We thank everyone who has, in one way or another, walked with us through this episode."

Separately, the three WP leaders said they had donated more than $57,000 to Aljunied-Hougang Town Council (AHTC) and Sengkang Town Council (SKTC).

This money was a portion of the over $230,000 in costs that the Court of Appeal ordered AHTC and SKTC to pay the trio in November 2023. It was what remained after about $173,000 was used for their lawyers’ bills from November 2023 to the conclusion of their work.