PTI
Singapore, Updated At: 02:47 PM May 01, 2026 IST
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The opposition-led Workers’ Party (WP) in Singapore has formally reprimanded its Secretary-General, Pritam Singh, after a disciplinary panel found he lied to a parliamentary committee — a finding that underpinned his criminal conviction in court.
WP, which holds 12 of the 99 seats in Parliament, said on Thursday that a panel convened in January determined Singh contravened two articles of the party’s Constitution. The Central Executive Committee (CEC), the party’s highest decision-making body, approved the panel’s outcome. WP chair Sylvia Lim, vice-chair Faisal Manap, and Singh recused themselves from the CEC discussions; Lim and Faisal were witnesses in the lying case.
The party said the CEC also concluded that Singh, 49, did not at any material time intend to act contrary to the party’s principles or to harm the party’s welfare. Taking the circumstances into account, the CEC issued Singh a formal letter of reprimand.
WP added that there are currently no restrictions preventing Singh from seeking party office in the next internal election, scheduled for later in 2026.
The disciplinary panel was set up after Singapore’s High Court in December 2025 upheld Singh’s conviction on two counts of giving false evidence to a parliamentary committee. On April 30, the WP disclosed the panel’s finding that Singh violated articles 20(1) and 30 of the party constitution. Article 20(1) empowers the CEC to suspend, expel, demote, or otherwise discipline members whose conduct is contrary to party principles or prejudicial to the party’s welfare.
Singh, who has led the WP since 2018, was removed as Leader of the Opposition by Prime Minister Lawrence Wong in January. Wong cited Singh’s criminal convictions and a January 14 parliamentary motion that found him unsuitable for the role. The ruling People’s Action Party holds an absolute majority with 87 seats in Parliament.
