No further action was necessary by Singapore’s parliament against Workers’ Party (WP) politicians Sylvia Lim and Faisal Manap over their lying under oath, as the case fell outside a legal time bar, Leader of the House Indranee Rajah said on Tuesday.“Had the timelines been different, I would have proposed a different course of action,” she told parliament while delivering a ministerial statement on a “determination” of the Committee of Privileges’ (COP) findings on Lim and Faisal.Lim is a sitting member of parliament for Aljunied GRC. Faisal lost his seat after contesting Tampines GRC instead of Aljunied in the 2025 general election.
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Time bar saves Singapore WP’s Lim, Faisal from parliamentary action for lying under oath
Singapore's parliament will take no further action against Workers' Party politicians Sylvia Lim and Faisal Manap for lying under oath. Leader of the House Indranee Rajah announced on Tuesday that the case was outside a legal time bar, preventing parliamentary action.
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Singapore's parliament will take no further action against Workers' Party politicians Sylvia Lim and Faisal Manap for lying under oath. Leader of the House Indranee Rajah announced on Tuesday that the case was outside a legal time bar, preventing parliamentary action. Rajah stated that if the timelines had been different, a different course of action would have been proposed. This decision was made during a ministerial statement regarding the Committee of Privileges' findings on Lim and Faisal. Lim is a current Member of Parliament for Aljunied GRC, while Faisal lost his seat after contesting Tampines GRC in the 2025 general election.
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Faisal Manap lost his parliamentary seat after contesting Tampines GRC in the 2025 general election.
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Sylvia Lim is a sitting member of parliament for Aljunied GRC.
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Had the timelines been different, a different course of action would have been proposed.
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The case fell outside a legal time bar, preventing parliamentary action.
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No further parliamentary action was taken against WP's Lim and Faisal due to a legal time bar.
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