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Live: Day 1 of Pritam Singh's trial, Raeesah Khan takes stand
The Leader of the Opposition and Workers' Party chief is accused of lying to a Committee of Privileges over the Raeesah Khan case.
Workers' Party chief Pritam Singh leaves the State Courts at midday on Oct 14, 2024. (Photo: CNA/Jeremy Long)
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SINGAPORE: Ms Raeesah Khan, a former Workers' Party Member of Parliament, took the stand on the first day of the trial of party chief Pritam Singh. He is accused of lying to a parliamentary committee over his handling of a lie that Ms Khan herself told in parliament in 2021.
On Monday (Oct 14), prosecutors laid out their case against Singh, who is also the Leader of the Opposition. They argued that he guided Ms Khan to maintain her lie in parliament. She claimed that she had once accompanied a rape victim to make a police report.
Singh, 48, is believed to the first Member of Parliament to face these particular charges under the Parliament (Privileges, Immunities and Powers) Act.
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