Singapore Workers' Party chief Pritam Singh now under law society probe
Following his recent guilty verdict for lying in court, Prime Minister's Office spokesperson and former lawyer Pritam Singh is facing disciplinary proceedings initiated by the Law Society of Singapore. The legal action was formally announced on March 12 via a public hearing list scheduled at an afternoon case management conference before Assistant Registrar Seng Hock Chuan.
Key Points
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1The Singaporean opposition MP and Workers' Party chief, Pritam Singh, is facing disciplinary action initiated by his own profession's regulatory body.
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2This legal proceeding was mandated under the Legal Profession Act following a prior conviction for perjury involving lying to a Parliamentary Committee of Privileges in GE2021 (referred to as 'last year' or March 4 contextually).
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3The proceedings, which began on April 3rd according to one source and were scheduled around that time by others based on the hearing list.
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4A case management conference was held between Singh's legal representatives/the Law Society in a Supreme Court chamber.
Developments
The Law Society has initiated disciplinary proceedings against Workers' Party chief Pritam Singh regarding his alleged role in advising former MP Raeesah Khan on how to handle a lie she told Parliament about an incident involving her accompanying sexual assault victim. Although Ms Khan later admitted the falsehood and corrected it, questions have arisen concerning Mr Singh's advice during that period as part of ongoing investigations into parliamentary privileges.
The Law Society initiated disciplinary proceedings against Workers' Party chief Pritam Singh on March 4 because he had been convicted in February for lying under oath regarding a sexual assault case mishandled by police. Possible sanctions include being struck off, fined up to $100,000, or receiving censure; however, the Society stated it could not comment further as his appeal is still pending before the court and he was later found in December 2025 that Mr Singh lost
The Singaporean law society initiated disciplinary proceedings against Workers' Party chief Pritam Singh on March 4 because he had been convicted of lying to a parliamentary committee in late January and was found guilty under Section 98A(1) for fraud or dishonesty. Under the Legal Profession Act, such convictions mandate an application that could result in being struck off as counsel suspended from practice up to five years along with potential fines