It might not be advisable to tell your friends that you saw a policeman kicked an innocent cat, but chances are, no one would believe you and it’ll just be another Wednesday.
However, if you make such serious allegations on Parliament, you’d definitely have to back it up.
Or you can just ghost the authorities.
WP MP Raeesah Khan ‘Ghosted’ SPF After Allegations of Police Misconduct in Parliament
Raeesah Khan is a Worker’s Party MP in Sengkang GRC.
You might remember her being investigated by the police for her online comments before she became an MP, but this year, she crossed sword with the police again.
Kind of.
In Parliament on 3 Aug, Ms Raeesah recounted a troubling incident which she witnessed three years ago. She said she had accompanied a 25-year-old rape survivor to make a police report, but that the woman came out of the police station crying.
“The police officer had allegedly made comments about her dressing, and the fact that she was drinking,” Ms Raeesah said.
Suffice to say, such serious allegations need to be investigated, but nearly three months after she made the speech and numerous attempts by her fellow parliamentary colleagues to convince her to provide more information, she did not comply due to confidentiality issue.
Nevertheless, the police checked their records but could not find any case which fits Ms Raeesah’s description.
Home Affairs Minister Mr Shanmugam then pressed Ms Raeesah for more specifics regarding the alleged incident she detailed in August without disclosing any names, like the police station that she went to.
As you probably would’ve guessed, Ms Raeesah stuck to her guns, saying, ““With regard to confidentiality (of) the survivor, I would not like to reveal any of this information.”
Mr Shanmugam dropped the issue in parliament, but added that police officers in charge will interview Ms Raeesah.
Which brings us to today.
The police said that its Serious Sexual Crime Branch of the Criminal Investigation Department, which investigates rape offences, had sent an email to Ms Raeesah on 7 Oct, requesting her to get in touch with the police by 14 Oct to arrange for an interview.
The police added that “she was assured that the police would do everything possible to safeguard the victim’s identity from public disclosure.”
Well, nothing happened, and so, the police sent a reminder email on 15 Oct to get in touch with them by 18 October.
Still nothing.
The police added that “the extensive search done by the Police has not shown up any incident as described by Ms Khan, and we cannot confirm that such an incident actually took place.”
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