The trial of Leader of the Opposition and Workers' Party (WP) chief Pritam Singh got underway on Monday (Oct 14). Singh, 48, is accused of giving false answers to the Committee of Privileges (COP), which was convened in November 2021 to look into a controversy involving Raeesah Khan, a former WP MP who had lied in the House about a...
Leader of Opposition and Workers' Party chief Pritam Singh's trial got underway on Monday .The trial of Leader of the Opposition and Workers' Party chief Pritam Singh got underway on Monday .
This happened despite Khan telling Singh that the anecdote of her accompanying a rape victim to the police station and the mishandling of the case by the police was untrue. "Instead, the accused gave the impression to Ms Khan that she could choose to continue with her narrative, indicating he would not judge her," said DAG Ang.2. Khan 'revered' Singh
DPP Ramasamy also referred to an email that Singh sent to all sitting WP MPs on Oct 1, 2021, where he talked about how important it was for MPs to defend and back up what one is saying in parliament.She also thought the email was intended to placate other WP MPs who were angry over her actions and that she was "getting off without any repercussions".
The court heard on Monday that Khan had prepared nine versions of her draft statement and shared them with Singh and other WP Central Executive Committee members.
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