The verdict against Pritam Singh, the leader of the Workers’ Party, could taint the party’s image ahead of the upcoming general election.

Pritam Singh, a member of Parliament and the head of the main opposition party, the Worker’s Party, was convicted on two counts of lying to a parliamentary committee under oath and was fined 7,000 Singaporean dollars, about $5,220, for each count. He plans to appeal.

Singapore's opposition leader Pritam Singh has been found guilty of two counts of lying to the parliament, a judge announced