Former Sengkang GRC MP Raeesah Khan is the first witness the prosecution called to testify on Oct 14, the first day of the trial of Workers’ Party (WP) chief and Leader of the Opposition Pritam Singh. Singh is contesting two charges over his alleged lies to a...
Former Sengkang GRC MP Raeesah Khan is the first witness the prosecution called to testify on Oct 14, the first day of the trial of Workers’ Party chief and Leader of the Opposition Pritam Singh.
When they met on Aug 8, 2021, Ms Khan testified, Singh initially wanted to take her to the Committee of Privileges but then changed his mind and said “this is something we would all have to take to the grave”.WP chief Pritam Singh charged: Key events in Raeesah Khan lying caseFrom that meeting, which was when she disclosed her lie to WP chairwoman Sylvia Lim and vice-chair Faisal Manap, Ms Khan said her understanding was that she did not have to do anything.
This draft statement, prepared on Aug 8, was shared with Singh to “get his approval”, as well as Mr Faisal for his inputs, said Ms Khan. When DPP Ramasamy asked if anyone helped her with this speech, Ms Khan said the media team had helped, with Singh giving his input as well.Recounting her speech that contained the untrue anecdote, Ms Khan said Singh had seen the anecdote on the morning of the Parliament sitting. He had circled a part of it and wrote the word “substantiate” on a printed copy of the speech before returning it back to her.
Ms Khan said she had heard accounts of survivors being questioned in ways that were “not helpful” and which affected their confidence and included the anecdote, “but obviously was a terrible thing to do”.Ms Khan’s speech and clarification in the House on Aug 3, 2021 did not square things away with her party leader, it was revealed on Oct 14.
This was as she was feeling “extremely lost” after having made her mistake, said Ms Khan. She was also having a lot of self-doubt over whether being an MP suited her. Telling the truth would also have meant telling Singh about her personal experience of sexual assault, which was difficult, she added.She said WP’s leaders did not ask her to tell her parents about her experience, and she had not planned to do so.
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