‘Operating brain’ Pritam to be referred to the Public Prosecutor; actions against Sylvia Lim to be deferred.
The Committee of Privileges (COP) is satisfied that Mr Singh – and to a lesser extent, Mr Faisal and Ms Sylvia Lim – have been untruthful in their evidence, under oath, to the COP. This may amount to perjury which is a serious criminal offence. The COP considered it little purpose in sending the 3 […]
Why the conduct of the 3 senior leaders of WP matters in meting out penalties to Raeesah Khan
The hearings by the Committee of Privileges were convened to look into Ms Raeesah Khan’s lies and to determine the penalties for her lies. No one imagine – when Raeesah Khan was first referred to the COP – that it would expand into a hearing that included the conduct of the 3 senior leaders of […]
The episode surrounding Raeesah Khan’s lie has evolved into a Taiwanese drama
I had prevented myself from commenting about the hearing at the Committee of Privileges as it was, like the Honorable Leader of the Opposition said, to be finally resolved within the Parliament. However, as the various people presented their evidence to the committee, the whole episode surrounding Raeesah Khan’s lie has evolved into a Taiwanese […]
WP Dennis Tan repeatedly tries to nail Raeesah Khan as mentally unsound
You would have thought that it would take just a few minutes for Dr Christopher Cheok to present his professional assessment of Raeesah Khan to the Committee of Privileges (COP). After all, it is an objective assessment based on internationally established criteria and practice. Not so for Dr Cheok. He found himself being asked numerous […]
Raeesah Khan mentally fit and sound to make the statements that she did: psychiatrist Christopher Cheok
Psychiatrist Dr Christopher Cheok said that former MP Raeesah Khan was of sound mind, and was mentally fit and present to make the statements that she did. What she said, both in Parliament and at the COP, was done out of her own will and she knew what she was doing. Dr Cheok’s professional assessment […]
Singapore needs strong culture that condemns lies and corruption to keep going strong
In the ongoing saga on the lies of Raeesah Khan and the WP leadership’s handling of the lies, one thought that comes to mind is this: to keep Singapore going strong for many more years, Singapore needs a strong culture that condemns corruption and lies, a strong culture that demands the highest standard of integrity. […]
Committee of Privileges issues summons to Pritam Singh, Sylvia Lim and Faisal Manap
The Committee of Privileges looking into the lies of Raeesah Khan said in its fifth report that it has issued a summons each to Mr Pritam Singh, Ms Sylvia Lim and Mr Faisal Manap. The Committee had previously asked the three leaders of the Workers’ Party to produce documents including internal correspondence between senior leadership […]
Pritam Singh to Edwin Tong : I am the Leader of the Opposition
For all his talk on taking ownership and responsibility, Mr Pritam Singh is definitely not taking ownership and responsibility for the role that he had played in allowing the lie to persist for a few months without doing anything about it. He gave the weak excuse that every WP MP is a leader who took […]
In 2006, WP candidate James Gomez staged a wayang in front of TV crew to discredit the PAP and ELD
Back in 2006, Mr James Gomez, a Workers’ Party candidate, displayed ‘blatant dishonesty’ in his conduct over his minority certificate application. It was GE2006. On April 24 2006, Mr Gomez went twice to the Election Department (ELD) with Ms Sylvia Lim. The first time, they collected some political donation forms. The second time, after they […]
Committee of Privileges hearing on Raeesah’s lies: a timeline of events
No time to read the report or watch the full recording? Here’s a timeline of the events that took place as revealed at the Committee of Privileges. 7 Aug 2021 On 7 Aug 2021, 4 days after her speech in Parliament on 3 August, Ms Raeesah Khan spoke with Mr Pritam Singh, and informed him […]