The Raeesah Khan saga has been sweeping Singapore by storm.
This drama seems to be going on longer than some Taiwanese drama series after weeks of questioning by the Committee of Privileges (COP).
If you prefer to watch some short videos to understand more about this saga, here are some of them:
Summary of how it started:
Summary of MP Faisal Manap’s COP hearing:
Summary of Workers’ Part chief Pritam Singh’s hearing:
Summary of MP Sylvia Lim’s and MP Jamus Lim’s hearing:
Summary of Raseesah Khan’s second hearing:
Beyond the countless memes that arose out of this saga, the situation is indeed serious.
Just so you know, a breach of parliamentary privilege can result in a member being liable to a reprimand, fine, suspension, or even imprisonment.
Yesterday (28 Dec), local influencer XiaXue posted a YouTube video on her take regarding this saga.
And newsflash: What she said seemed rather logical.
Here are eight of her opinions on who may be lying throughout the Raessah Khan saga.
WP leaders have a motive to not confess to the lie; Khan has no motive to drag WP down
XiaXue believes that the WP leaders (Pritam, Sylvia, Faisal) have a motive to get Khan to not lie.
The reason was that if Khan had confessed to the lie from the get-go, WP will be in hot soup.
XiaXue then cited that prior to this lying incident, Khan was already in a controversy during the General Elections 2020.
Remember the social media posts she made that allegedly promoted enmity between different racial groups?
When that happened, WP stood by her and attested to her character if she happened to be voted in as a member of parliament (MP).
Therefore, if Khan came out to confess to the lie, it would come across that the WP leaders have made a wrong judgement call.
XiaXue hence holds the opinion that WP may stand to benefit if the situation was just kept under the rug instead.
Fair enough.
To add on, XiaXue then went on to say that Khan may not have any motive to drag WP down.
This is because it will not help Khan in any way as her reputation is already ruined. Therefore, by claiming that “I didn’t confess to my lie because people told me not to”, it probably will not help her image.
Someone like Pritam Singh would never be vague
The phrase “I will not judge you” has been a hot topic surrounding this issue.
In short: Pritam claimed that he said “I will not judge you” if Khan told the truth. Khan, on the other hand, took “I will not judge you” as if she can continue the lie.
One thing’s for sure, we can all agree that the phrase does sound vague.
XiaXue does not believe that someone as smart as Pritam Singh would ever use such vague words to convey his message. After all, there were many other words he could have chosen if he wanted to make sure he got his point across.
According to XiaXue, she felt that Singh used those words in an attempt to protect himself in case Khan’s lie ever gets exposed.
After all, why would you tell someone that you would not judge him/her if they’re telling the truth and doing the right thing?
Khan’s “SOS text” to Pritam suggests that she is still unclear on his directive
On 4 Oct, Khan was being grilled by Minister Shanmugam during the parliamentary hearing. Meanwhile, Khan then texted Pritam to ask what she should do next.
During the COP hearing, Minister Edwin Tong also suggested that this move by Khan does imply that she is unclear on Pritam’s directive.
However, Pritam believes that he has been clear from the start on what he would like Khan to do.
Similarly, XiaXue also holds the opinion that Khan “definitely wasn’t clear about what he wanted her to do” because she’s still asking for directions while on the stand.
No private discussion amongst WP leaders
During the COP hearings, all three WP leaders collectively agreed that no further actions were taken while waiting for Khan to tell her family about the sexual assault experience because they were supposedly concerned about her welfare.
However, XiaXue felt that if they were really keen on getting Khanto confess the lie, they should have held a private discussion to talk about what to do next—that is, without Khan around.
The fact that they did not do so suggests to XiaXue that they already had some intention of letting the matter slide.
WP leaders did not give Khan a deadline to tell her family about her sexual assault experience
Should WP leaders really intend to let Khan come out and tell the truth, XiaXue cited that there should be “some sort of timeline” given to her so that she can come back to the issue about the lie after telling her family members about the sexual assault she experienced in the past.
WP leaders also did not check on Khan for updates on whether or not she has told her family members yet.
Therefore, if no deadlines were given to Khan , it may seem reasonable for her to assume that it was ok to never clarify the lie.
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Preparation work for the confession could have been earlier
On 1 Nov, Khan finally confessed to her lie in parliament. A few days prior to the sitting, Khan met up with WP leaders on 29 Oct. They had discussed how Khan should go about the confession by drafting her statement.
XiaXue’s question to this was, “If they had meant for her to confess any earlier, then why did they not do any of this preparatory work earlier?”
To be fair, some may say that Khan did in fact tell the truth eventually, despite her taking a long time.
However, XiaXue believes that the reasoning proves nothing. Because if Khan were to confess the lie only when she knew she was about to get caught, she would have got “no credits for honesty”.
Simply put, why wasn’t any preparatory work done before the October sitting when Khan repeated her lie, if the intention was to tell the truth right from the start?
WP leaders had double standards when it came to caring for Khan’s mental health
On multiple instances during the COP hearing, WP leaders emphasised that they wanted to give Khan time and space because they care about her mental health. Essentially, they trust Khan to take “ownership and accountability” for her actions.
However, XiaXue pointed out that there were also several times where Faisal and Pritam both mentioned the nature of Khan’s sexual assault.
According to her, the behaviour and attitude of the WP leaders were hence not consistent.
XiaXue’s conclusion: It was an excuse for the WP leaders to say they care for Khan’s mental health which explained why they didn’t push her to confess her lie.
Yo know more about Khan’s mental health, watch this video to the end:
XiaXue would have also wanted Khan to cover up the lie if she was a WP leader
In her opinion, the WP leaders were put in a tough spot for something that isn’t really their fault.
She believes that the WP leaders can be “honest people with integrity”. However, perhaps they were stuck between two options:
- Help her cover up the lie, which was wrong
- Help her confess the lie, and land WP into trouble.
She would have wanted Khan to cover up the lie if she was a WP leader.
Well, as of now, the saga is still brewing, so you might want to subscribe to our YouTube channel to watch the summaries of any new hearing.
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