CNA938 Rewind - Pritam Singh's appeal: What’s the process and will it be successful?
Leader of the Opposition Pritam Singh is set to appeal against his conviction and sentence for lying to a parliamentary committee on Nov 4. The Workers' Party (WP) secretary-general was given a total fine of S$14,000 in February for two charges stemming from how he dealt with a lie told by then-party member Raeesah Khan. Hairianto Diman and Syahida Othman look at what the appeal process will entail and what the Court of Appeal will consider when going through it with Associate Professor Eugene Tan, School of Law, SMU