Pritam Singh on Committee of Privileges report
Seen as a whole, the Committee of Privileges' (COP) processes and the report it presented to Parliament “leave many questions, gaps and omissions and by extension suggest political partisanship”, said Leader of the Opposition Pritam Singh in the House. He spoke during the debate on the COP report on a lie told by former Workers’ Party MP Raeesah Khan in Parliament and the role allegedly played by WP leaders in the affair. Mr Singh said his comments would be limited, as he intended to clear his name and cooperate with the Public Prosecutor. He acknowledged that he had given Ms Khan “too much time to settle herself before closing the issue with her”, but added that he would continue to be sympathetic to anyone sharing such deeply personal details. In Parliament on Tuesday (Feb 14), Mr Singh spoke about the “disregard of evidence” that he had submitted to the COP, including “objective documents … which raised serious doubts about the eventual findings”. He noted that the COP had not questioned Ms Khan’s credibility, adding that a lack of loyalty to WP on her part after she had resigned would be understandable.
Seen as a whole, the Committee of Privileges' (COP) processes and the report it presented to Parliament “leave many questions, gaps and omissions and by extension suggest political partisanship”, said Leader of the Opposition Pritam Singh in the House. He spoke during the debate on the COP report on a lie told by former Workers’ Party MP Raeesah Khan in Parliament and the role allegedly played by WP leaders in the affair. Mr Singh said his comments would be limited, as he intended to clear his name and cooperate with the Public Prosecutor. He acknowledged that he had given Ms Khan “too much time to settle herself before closing the issue with her”, but added that he would continue to be sympathetic to anyone sharing such deeply personal details. In Parliament on Tuesday (Feb 14), Mr Singh spoke about the “disregard of evidence” that he had submitted to the COP, including “objective documents … which raised serious doubts about the eventual findings”. He noted that the COP had not questioned Ms Khan’s credibility, adding that a lack of loyalty to WP on her part after she had resigned would be understandable.
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