Singapore upholds opposition leader's conviction for lying

Singapore’s High Court on Thursday upheld the conviction of opposition leader Pritam Singh for lying to a parliamentary committee while helping cover up a false account by a fellow party member.

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Pritam Singh, 49, secretary-general of the Workers’ Party, had appealed a February district court ruling that found him guilty of two counts of lying to the committee investigating Raeesah Khan, then a rookie MP.

Khan had admitted to fabricating a story she told in the legislature about accompanying a rape victim to file a police report.