Singapore Opposition leader and WP chief Pritam Singh seeks High Court trial over alleged lies to Parliament

A 16-day trial in the State Courts for the case of Workers’ Party chief Pritam Singh (centre) is scheduled to take place between Oct 14 and Nov 13. - ST PHOTO: KEVIN LIM

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): Opposition leader and Workers’ Party (WP) chief Pritam Singh made a bid on Aug 26 to have his upcoming trial transferred to the High Court, citing the case of former transport minister S. Iswaran.

Singh, 48, faces two charges of lying to a parliamentary committee that was convened in November 2021 to look into the lying controversy involving his party’s former MP Raeesah Khan.