{"id":240662,"date":"2025-02-17T11:19:05","date_gmt":"2025-02-17T11:19:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/17\/pritam-singh-singapore-opposition-leader-found-guilty-of-lying-under-oath\/"},"modified":"2025-02-17T11:19:05","modified_gmt":"2025-02-17T11:19:05","slug":"pritam-singh-singapore-opposition-leader-found-guilty-of-lying-under-oath","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/17\/pritam-singh-singapore-opposition-leader-found-guilty-of-lying-under-oath\/","title":{"rendered":"Pritam Singh, Singapore Opposition Leader, Found Guilty of Lying Under Oath"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A Singapore court on Monday found the nation\u2019s opposition leader guilty of lying under oath to Parliament, in a case that has riveted the country because it raised the prospect of disqualifying him from office.<\/p>\n

Pritam Singh, a member of Parliament and the head of the main opposition party, the Worker\u2019s Party, was convicted on two counts of lying to a parliamentary committee under oath and was fined 7,000 Singaporean dollars, about $5,220, for each count. He plans to appeal.<\/p>\n

But Mr. Singh can stay in office and run in this year\u2019s election. Under Singapore\u2019s Constitution, members of Parliament are ineligible for office for five years if they are fined 10,000 Singaporean dollars or more for a single offense.<\/p>\n

The case could tarnish the party\u2019s reputation and credibility among undecided voters.<\/p>\n

But Mr. Singh stressed his party is part of the \u201cevolution towards a more balanced political system.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n