O n February 17th Pritam Singh, the leader of Singapore’s opposition, was convicted of “wilfully” lying twice to a privileges committee in 2021 and hit with the maximum fine of S$7,000 ($5,200) on each charge. The verdict caps one in a spate of scandals in the city-state’s usually dull politics.

A Singapore court is set to rule on Monday whether opposition leader Pritam Singh lied under oath to a parliament committee in a widely-watched decision coming months ahead of a national election.

Pritam Singh, a member of Parliament and the head of the main opposition party, the Worker’s 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.

A Singapore court on Monday found opposition party leader Pritam Singh guilty on two counts of lying to parliament, handing down fines that spared him a loss of his seat and a ban from this year's general election.

Singapore's opposition leader Pritam Singh has been found guilty of lying under oath to a parliamentary committee. The charges against Singh relate to his handling of Raeesah Khan, a former lawmaker from his party, who lied to parliament in a separate case.

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - A court in Singapore on Monday found opposition Workers' Party leader Pritam Singh guilty of two counts of lying to parliament. Singh's sentencing was expected later on Monday. Copyright 2025 Thomson Reuters.