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The third day of Pritam Singh's trial has ended, with former Workers' Party (WP) Member of Parliament Raeesah Khan once again facing hours of cross-examination by Singh's legal team. Khan answered more questions on Wednesday (Oct 16) about whether Singh had'It's so absurd, it didn't happen', says defence to Raeesah Khan: 5 things from day 3 of Pritam Singh's trial
The third day of Pritam Singh's trial has ended, with former Workers' Party (WP) Member of Parliament Raeesah Khan once again facing hours of cross-examination by Singh's legal team. Khan answered more questions on Wednesday (Oct 16) about whether Singh had encouraged her to keep up with the lie she had made in parliament about a sexual assault case. Singh, 48, has been charged with two counts under Section 31(q) of the Parliament (Privileges, Immunities and Powers) Act. The WP chief is accused of giving false answers to the Committee of Privileges (COP), which was convened in November 2021 to look into a controversy involving Khan. Here are some highlights from the third day in court. 1. Defence challenges Khan's credibility Today's hearing continued where Singh's lawyer, Andre Jumabhoy, had left off on Tuesday - attempting to impeach Khan's credit as a witness. Read more