Opposition leader charged with giving ‘false testimony’


The leader of Singapore’s opposition was charged with two counts of giving false testimony before a parliamentary committee during a probe into one of his party members, police and prosecutors said.

Pritam Singh, head of the Workers’ Party, was charged at the State Courts for having twice “falsely testified” before the committee in December 2021 and if found guilty, he faces a fine or imprisonment not exceeding three years.

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