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Singapore opposition leader Pritam Singh faces court verdict in lying scandal
BloombergMon, 17 February 2025 at 8:30 AM SGT3-min read
Pritam Singh, 48, who heads Singapore's main opposition Workers’ Party, faces two charges of lying under oath. (Photo: Suhaimi Abdullah/Getty Images) (Photographer: Suhaimi Abdullah/Getty Images)More
By Philip J. Heijmans
(Bloomberg) — A Singapore court is set to rule on Monday (17 Feb) whether opposition leader Pritam Singh lied under oath to a parliament committee in a widely-watched decision coming months ahead of a national election.
Singh, 48, who heads the main opposition Workers’ Party, faces two charges of lying under oath. The case centers on his testimony to a parliament committee investigating a former lawmaker from his party who lied in parliament about a sexual assault case. Singh pleaded not guilty.