Leader of the House Indranee Rajah will deliver a ministerial statement in Parliament on July 7 regarding the conduct of Workers' Party leaders Sylvia Lim and Faisal Manap linked to the 2021 case of former Sengkang GRC MP Raeesah Khan lying to Parliament [1, 2, 3, 4].
The statement will outline determinations based on findings from the Committee of Privileges (COP) related to Khan’s misconduct, which sparked a broader investigation into the involvement of Lim and Faisal [1, 2, 3, 4]. Rajah filed a motion in January 2026 asking Parliament to note that the High Court's judgment and COP findings have implications for Lim and Faisal independent of issues involving Workers’ Party chief Pritam Singh [1, 2, 3, 4].
Sylvia Lim, MP for Aljunied GRC and the party chairwoman, and Faisal Manap, vice-chairman and central executive committee member but not an MP, were implicated by the committee's investigation into lies told during a meeting with Khan [1, 2, 3, 4]. During the January debate on Rajah’s motion, all 11 Workers’ Party MPs present registered dissent when the House voted to support the motion [1, 2, 3].
Lim argued that she and Faisal were not fairly implicated, saying that "the pair had not been given an opportunity to defend themselves in court and its findings cannot be held against them" [1]. In response, Rajah emphasized that although Lim was not involved in the court case directly, the COP found both Lim and Faisal lied about their knowledge of Khan’s falsehoods at a meeting with her [1, 2, 3]. The court confirmed Lim and Faisal were present when Singh urged Khan to "take her lie to the grave," which aligns with the COP report [1, 2, 3].
Singh was convicted in February 2025 of lying to Parliament and had his appeal dismissed by the High Court in early December 2025 [4]. The House had delayed addressing Lim and Faisal’s cases until after Singh’s legal process concluded, as all three contested the COP findings [4].
Parliament will also discuss Singapore’s policy on screening dialect films during the same sitting on July 7 [4]. Rajah assured the House it “will not take too long” to address Lim and Faisal’s cases [1].
