SINGAPORE, Nov. 4 -- Singapore's Leader of the Opposition Pritam Singh's appeal against his conviction for lying under oath to a parliamentary committee was heard yesterday, with his defence reportedly arguing that the trial judge had ignored key evidence in the case.

According to The Straits Times, High Court Justice Steven Chong, who presided over the hearing, reserved judgment to a later date.

The Workers' Party (WP) chief was convicted in February of two counts of lying to the Committee of Privileges (COP) about his role in advising former MP Raeesah Khan to conceal a false statement made in Parliament in 2021, and was fined S$14,000 (about RM45,000).

The appeal reportedly focused on two disputed remarks Singh allegedly made to Kha...