SINGAPORE – Former Workers’ Party (WP) cadre Loh Pei Ying had indicated in a document submitted to the Committee of Privileges (COP) that she redacted a text message because it contained a comment about an MP unrelated to the impending hearings.
But testifying on day four of WP chief Pritam Singh’s trial on Oct 17, Ms Loh admitted lying about the real reason for redacting the message, which was that it “does not look good” on fellow WP cadre Yudhishthra Nathan.
The redacted message, which Mr Nathan sent on Oct 12, 2021, had suggested that they should continue the lie that former Sengkang GRC MP Raeesah Khan told in Parliament.
Singh’s lawyer Andre Jumabhoy read the message to the court. It said: “In the first place, I think we should just not give too many details. At most apologise for not having the facts about her age accurate.”
Ms Loh, who was Ms Khan’s secretarial assistant, gave evidence as the prosecution’s second witness in the trial where Singh is…
