SINGAPORE, Dec. 28 -- The Workers' Party (WP) has confirmed that its cadres have requested a special conference to be convened, following party secretary-general Pritam Singh's recent conviction for lying to a parliamentary committee, according to Channel News Asia (CNA).

In response to CNA's queries, WP said its top decision-making body, the Central Executive Committee (CEC), would be "following up on the request", as the matter is set to be discussed in Parliament on January 12 next year.

CNA reported that more than 20 cadres have signed a letter calling for a Special Cadre Members' Conference to be held in February, with Singh's position as party chief potentially among the issues to be discussed.

In a Facebook statement, WP confirm...