WP chief Pritam Singh appears in court to appeal against conviction, sentence
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Leader of the Opposition Pritam Singh has turned up in Supreme Court on Tuesday morning (Nov 4) to appeal against his conviction and sentence for lying to a parliamentary committee.The 48-year-old, who was wearing blue, arrived at about about 9.35am. He was aWP chief Pritam Singh appears in court to appeal against conviction, sentence
Leader of the Opposition Pritam Singh has turned up in Supreme Court on Tuesday morning (Nov 4) to appeal against his conviction and sentence for lying to a parliamentary committee.The 48-year-old, who was wearing blue, arrived at about about 9.35am. He was accompanied by his legal team including defence lawyers Andre Jumabhoy and Aristotle Eng.When asked by the media how he was feeling, Singh said: «Same way I feel every morning, which is great.»The Workers' Party (WP) chief was fined a total of $14,000 on Feb 17 after being found guilty of giving false testimony to the Committee of Privileges (COP), which had been convened to probe a lie told by former WP MP Raeesah Khan.He was found guilty of two charges lying to a parliamentary committee.He pleaded not guilty during the 13-day trial and after the sentencing, a media statement posted on Singh's Facebook page said that his lawyers will be appealing his conviction and sentence. Read more
                













