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Faisal Manap testifies that WP's top leaders knew about Raeesah Khan's lie but kept it from others in party: Privileges committee

Mr Faisal Manap at a hearing by Parliament's Committee of Privileges on Dec 9, 2021.

Mr Faisal Manap at a hearing by Parliament's Committee of Privileges on Dec 9, 2021.

Parliament's Committee of Privileges, which is investigating the conduct of former Workers’ Party MP Raeesah Khan who admitted to lying in Parliament, released its second report on the hearings into the matter on Saturday (Dec 11).

This report comprised a summary of the evidence provided by WP vice-chairman Faisal Manap. Among other things, Mr Faisal testified that WP’s top three leaders — chief Pritam Singh, chairman Sylvia Lim and himself — had known for months about Ms Raeesah’s lie but they did not reveal this to the rest of the leadership or its cadres.

According to the report, Mr Faisal testified that Ms Raeesah had a meeting on Aug 8 with Mr Singh, Ms Lim and himself where she confessed that she lied during her parliamentary speech on Aug 3. The three leaders did not react to her confession because they had been overwhelmed after she told them that she had been sexually assaulted as a student in Australia when she was 18 years old.

The committee’s report also stated that Mr Faisal had two meetings with Mr Singh and Ms Lim before giving evidence. But he refused to give details of what they discussed.

Mr Singh has also given evidence, while Ms Lim and Sengkang GRC MP Jamus Lim would be asked to testify, according to minutes of the committee’s meetings.

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