SJB says govt. trying to shift blame for losing X-Press Pearl case

The government has no hope of winning the action to claim damages from the X-Press Pearl’s owners and operators in Singapore, says the main opposition SJB.

Chief Opposition Whip and Kandy District SJB MP Lakshman Kiriella told Parliament on Friday that the government has realized that its chances of winning the case are getting slimmer and it was now in the process of trying to find a scapegoat for its failure.

“Now the government says that we would lose this case because we had this debate in parliament. The Government holds the Speaker and the Opposition responsible for the result they anticipate,” he said.

“This shows that it has no confidence about winning the case and getting compensation. So they’re now poised to shift the blame. They fault the Speaker for permitting the debate and the opposition for calling for it. These accusations are wrong.”