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Key quotes from the judge in Pritam Singh's guilty verdict

Judge Tan found it difficult to accept that Pritam Singh expected Raeesah Khan to know what to clarify without discussion, noting that steps were not articulated during their meeting on August 8, 2021.
On November 2, 2021, the Workers' Party announced a disciplinary panel to investigate Raeesah Khan's conduct after Singh expressed concern that the government might know about her lie.
Judge Tan stated that Ms Khan's testimony was credible, highlighting her remorse and showing no benefit in falsely implicating Singh.
Judge Tan described Singh's insistence on being part of the disciplinary panel as an attempt to conceal his role in guiding Ms Khan regarding her lie.

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