SINGAPORE, July 9 -- The appeal hearing for Workers' Party chief Pritam Singh, who was convicted in February of two counts of lying under oath to a parliamentary committee, will take place on November 4 at 10am.

The Straits Times reported that lawyer Andre Jumabhoy confirmed the date in response to media queries.

After Singh was fined a total of S$14,000 (RM46,471) on February 17 following his trial, he said he would appeal against his conviction and sentence.

Deputy Principal District Judge Luke Tan ruled that Singh "wilfully lied" to the Committee of Privileges about how he dealt with the falsehood told by former Workers' Party MP Raeesah Khan in Parliament on August 3, 2021.

Khan had lied about accompanying a sexual assault victim ...