Pritam Singh

2023 - 2 - 8

Police investigations into conduct of WP's Pritam Singh and Faisal ... (TODAY)

The police are still in the process of investigating the conduct of Workers' Party (WP) secretary-general Pritam Singh and vice-chair Faisal Manap in ...

She has since [resigned](https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/workers-party-mp-raeesah-khan-resigns-leaves-party-month-after-lying-admission-parliament) as MP for Sengkang GRC. She claimed to have accompanied a sexual assault victim to a police station where the victim was treated insensitively, but this was later found to be untrue. [referred the duo's conduct to the police](https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/public-prosecutor-refers-conduct-wp-leaders-pritam-singh-faisal-manap-police-investigations-1887281) for investigation. [Raeesah Khan](https://www.todayonline.com/topic/raeesah-khan) over [lies that she had told the House](https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/workers-party-mp-raeesah-khan-apologises-misleading-parliament-over-account-sexual-assault) in 2021. [Parliament voted](https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/parliament-votes-refer-pritam-singh-faisal-manap-public-prosecutor-face-objections-wp-1817806) to refer the conduct of the two opposition party leaders to the Public Prosecutor, or the Attorney-General, for further probe. SINGAPORE — The police are still in the process of investigating the conduct of Workers' Party (WP) secretary-general Pritam Singh and vice-chair Faisal Manap in relation to former party member Raeesah Khan's hearings before a parliamentary committee.

Raeesah Khan saga: Police probe into conduct of WP's Pritam ... (The Straits Times)

SINGAPORE - Police investigations into the conduct of Workers' Party (WP) chief Pritam Singh and vice-chairman Faisal Manap during a lying scandal involving ...

[that Mr Singh lied while giving evidence under oath](https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/pritam-singh-the-operating-brain-behind-raeesah-khans-repeated-lie-report) and that this could amount to perjury, while Mr Faisal’s refusal to answer questions [could amount to contempt of Parliament.](https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/politics/faisal-manaps-refusal-to-answer-committees-questions-inexcusable-suggests-he-wanted-to-hide-truth-report) [said they had gone through the evidence provided by Parliament,](https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/politics/police-will-engage-relevant-persons-as-part-of-probe-into-possible-offences-by-pritam-singh-and-faisal-manap) and that people relevant to the case would be contacted as part of the investigations into the possible offences disclosed. [was set up to look into the lies.](https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/politics/edwin-tong-and-rahayu-mahzam-to-sit-on-parliaments-committee-of-privileges-for) [admitted to lying about a sexual assault case](https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/politics/wp-mp-raeesah-khan-referred-to-parliament-privileges-committee-for-lying-about) that she cited during a parliamentary debate on empowering women in August 2021, and again in October 2021, when she was asked in Parliament to provide more details about the case. [a report issued by the Parliament’s Committee of Privileges,](https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/politics/committee-recommends-pritam-singh-be-further-investigated-raeesah-khan-fined-35000-over-lies-in-parliament) which found that Mr Singh, Mr Faisal and WP chairman Sylvia Lim had played a part in guiding Ms Khan to keep to her narrative, even after she confessed to them that she had lied to the House. [voted to refer Mr Singh, who is Leader of the Opposition, and Mr Faisal for further investigations](https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/politics/parliament-votes-to-refer-workers-party-mps-pritam-singh-faisal-manap-to-public-prosecutor-for-further-probe) by the public prosecutor with a view to considering criminal proceedings.

'Sacred cow' of not building HDB flats ahead of demand 'needs to be ... (CNA)

SINGAPORE: Leader of the Opposition Pritam Singh on Tuesday (Feb 7) said that the “sacred cow” of not building new Housing and Development Board (HDB) flats ...

He said that except for flats under the Prime Location Housing scheme, “the broad market discount across all projects ... In response, Mr Lee said HDB was “the most transparent on its pricing cost” compared to any other property developer. Mr Lee rebutted that the opposition leader was calling for "perfect hindsight". The House “We will press on. SINGAPORE: Leader of the Opposition Pritam Singh on Tuesday (Feb 7) said that the “sacred cow” of not building new Housing and Development Board (HDB) flats ahead of demand is “one that needs to be slaughtered”.

Police investigations into conduct of WP's Pritam Singh and Faisal ... (CNA)

SINGAPORE: The police are still in the process of investigating the conduct of Workers' Party (WP) secretary-general Pritam Singh and vice-chair Faisal ...

The committee, chaired by Speaker of Parliament Tan Chuan-Jin, was convened to investigate former WP MP Raeesah Khan over lies that she had told the House in 2021. Parliament also voted in favour of the committee’s recommendation that Mr Singh and Mr Faisal be referred to the Public Prosecutor to "consider if criminal proceedings ought to be instituted". The committee submitted a 1,180-page report after the hearings and Parliament voted in favour of the committee’s recommendation to levy a fine of S$35,000 against Ms Raeesah.

Police investigations into conduct of WP's Pritam Singh and Faisal ... (The Online Citizen SG)

SINGAPORE — Home Affairs and Law Minister K Shanmugam stated on Tuesday (7 February) that the police are still in the process of investigating the conduct ...

After the hearings, a 1,180-page report was submitted by the Committee, and Parliament voted in favour of the committee’s recommendation to levy a fine of S$35,000 against Ms Raeesah. Later in November, Ms Khan admitted to lying about the case and apologised in Parliament. The Committee convened to look into lies told by former WP Member of Parliament Raeesah Khan, then an MP for Sengkang GRC, in Parliament in August 2021 when she claimed to have accompanied a sexual assault victim to a police station. Minister of State for Home Affairs Desmond Tan pressed her to provide the House with the details. [ insufficient evidence](https://www.theonlinecitizen.com/2023/02/06/stern-warnings-was-an-in-between-solution-as-cpib-lacks-sufficient-evidence-to-prosecute-six-former-kom-executives-for-bribery-said-indranee-rajah/), despite having a [plea agreement](https://www.theonlinecitizen.com/2023/02/03/a-man-can-be-sentenced-to-death-by-a-testimony-of-another-but-cpib-finds-it-hard-to-prosecute-with-mountain-of-evidence-and-self-confession/), and [confession by one of the six](https://www.theonlinecitizen.com/2023/02/08/keppels-disgraced-lawyer-testify-in-us-court-about-bribery-scheme-but-indranee-says-insufficient-to-charge-anyone/) in court. SINGAPORE — Home Affairs and Law Minister K Shanmugam stated on Tuesday (7 February) that the police are still in the process of investigating the conduct of Workers’ Party (WP) secretary-general Pritam Singh and vice-chair Faisal Manap in relation to former party member Raeesah Khan’s hearings before a parliamentary committee.

'Holy Cow' Of Not Building HDB Flats Ahead Of 'must Be ... (Enews)

He noted the reservation price for land sold under the Government Land Sales (GLS) and Industrial GLS programs, which is tied to 85 percent of each land's.

He said that, except for apartments under the Prime Location Housing program, “the broad market discount for all projects … Lee that HDB was “the most transparent about its pricing costs” compared to any other property developer. He pointed to the information on the range of subsidized BTO prices and comparable resale prices provided at each launch.

Shanmugam: Police investigations into conduct of WP's Pritam ... (The Independent)

A few months later, on Apr 29, the case regarding Mr Singh and Mr Manap was referred by the public prosecutor to the police. On Tuesday (Feb 7), Mr Shanmugam ...

By Nov 30, she announced her resignation from the Workers’ Party and, consequently, her seat in Parliament. While she expressed sympathy for Ms Khan, Ms Indranee added that she had “no choice” but to raise a complaint about the breach of privilege based on Ms Khan’s disclosure that she had thrice lied in Parliament and also her inability to substantiate an allegation she made. On Feb 10, 2022, the COP concluded that the leaders of the WP lied about the complaint against Ms Khan and recommended that Mr Singh and Mr Manap be referred to the public prosecutor concerning Mr Singh’s conduct before the committee and Mr Faisal’s possible contempt of Parliament for his refusal to answer “relevant” questions.