Singapore’s leader of the opposition is convicted of lying
The city-state’s usually dull politics have taken a turn
On February 17th Pritam Singh, the leader of Singapore’s opposition, was convicted of “wilfully” lying twice to a privileges committee in 2021 and hit with the maximum fine of S$7,000 ($5,200) on each charge. The verdict caps one in a spate of scandals in the city-state’s usually dull politics.
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This article appeared in the Asia section of the print edition under the headline “Watching the watchmen”
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