SINGAPORE - Workers’ Party chief Pritam Singh lost the appeal against his conviction, with

the court upholding the sentence of $14,000 in fines.

Mr Singh, 49,

was convicted on Feb 17

on two charges for lying to the Committee of Privileges (COP) about the role that he had played in advising former WP MP Raeesah Khan to conceal an untruth to Parliament. He appealed the conviction.

On Dec 4, Justice of the Court of Appeal Steven Chong said that while he disagreed with Deputy Principal District Judge Luke Tan’s assessment on some aspects of the evidence, he ultimately found that the decision to convict Mr Singh on both charges was supported by the evidence.

Here are the key points of the judgment:

Ms Khan

lied in Parliament on Aug 3, 2021.

She fabricated an anecdote falsely claiming she accompanied a rape victim to make a police report, and that officers handling the case had exhibited inappropriate behaviour.

She told Mr Singh, the Leader of the Opposition, that it was a lie over a phone call on Aug 7, 2021.

Ms Khan repeated the lie in Parliament on Oct 4, 2021.

She admitted to Parliament that she had been lying on Nov 1, 2021, and the matter was referred to the COP.