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Raeesah Begum bte Farid Khan (Jawi: راعيسىه خن; born 10 November 1993) is a Singaporean social activist and former politician. A former member of the opposition Workers' Party (WP), she was the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Compassvale division of Sengkang GRC between 2020 and 2021.
- The Divergence in The Evidence
- Raeesah Khan Fined S$35,000
- Possible Perjury
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The COP concluded that there was no dispute that Ms Khan had lied in Parliament and the divergence in the evidence was primarily on two points. One was what Workers' Party chief Pritam Singh, chair Sylvia Lim and vice-chair Faisal Manap told Ms Khan on Aug 8 about how to handle the untruth. This was a meeting at which she had first told the three W...
The COP came to the conclusion that Ms Khan was guilty of abuse of privilege but from Aug 8 onwards, she was "acting under the guidance" of Mr Singh, Ms Lim and Mr Faisal. While still liable for repeating the lie, she was not "solely responsible", the report said. Ms Khan's recommended fine of S$35,000 is composed of two parts. The COP proposed a S...
The COP report concluded that Mr Singh had been the person who was untruthful to the Committee on key points of what had happened, while also falsely accusing Ms Khan of lying. "He used the mental health issues as a smear against Ms Khan, to explain away his own conduct and lies to this Committee," the report said. He was the "key orchestrator" of ...
The Committee of Privileges found that Ms Khan lied twice in Parliament and was guided by her WP leaders, but not solely responsible. It also accused Mr Singh of lying and perjury, and recommended a fine of S$35,000 for Ms Khan.
Nov 1, 2021 · SINGAPORE: Member of Parliament Raeesah Khan (WP-Sengkang) on Monday (Nov 1) admitted to lying in Parliament about details of a rape case that she alleged was mishandled by the police, saying she...
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Mar 19, 2024 · The charges relate to his testimony before the committee, which had been convened in November 2021 to look into a lying controversy involving his party’s former Sengkang GRC MP Raeesah Khan.
Dec 2, 2021 · SINGAPORE: The Workers' Party (WP) on Thursday (Dec 2) pulled back the curtain on what happened internally in the lead-up to the resignation of Ms Raeesah Khan, who had lied in Parliament about a...
Feb 11, 2022 · A parliamentary committee has recommended that former Workers’ Party MP Raeesah Khan be fined and Leader of the Opposition Pritam Singh be referred to the Public Prosecutor for their roles in...
Feb 10, 2022 · At the Sitting on 1 Nov 2021, Leader of the House Ms Indranee Rajah had referred a matter pertaining to Ms Raeesah Khan's conduct in Parliament to the Committee of Privileges (the "Committee"). On 10 Feb 2022 , the Committee presented its Report to Parliament:
