Singapore's opposition leader Pritam Singh has lost his appeal against a guilty verdict of lying to a parliamentary committee.
In February, Singh was fined S$14,000 ($10,800; £8,100) for two charges related to his handling of Raeesah Khan, a former lawmaker from his party who confessed to lying to parliament.
In a short hearing to a packed court public gallery on Friday, the judge said Singh's conviction was supported by the evidence provided.
Singh, who leads the main opposition Workers' Party, said that he was "disappointed" with the decision but accepted it "fully and without reservation".
He paid his fines at the courthouse after the hearing on Friday. "Might as well get it done," he told reporters.
