Can Singapore’s opposition Workers’ Party ride out scandal of its lying lawmaker Raeesah Khan?

[TerrexLee]

A snowballing controversy involving a lawmaker who resigned after lying in parliament is threatening the Singaporean opposition leader, Pritam Singh, less than 18 months after his party made historic electoral gains with the backing of the city state’s younger generation.


The saga initially seemed to only involve Raeesah Khan – a darling among Gen Z and millennial voters – but an ongoing parliamentary inquiry into the case has dragged Singh and other high-ranking leaders of the Workers’ Party (WP) into the picture.


In a nine-hour testimony last Friday before the parliamentary Committee of Privileges, Singh repeatedly denied suggestions that he acted improperly by failing to take Raeesah to task even though he and two other top party leaders knew within days that her August 3 speech about the police mishandling a sexual assault case contained falsehoods.


Apart from scrutinising Raeesah’s breach of parliamentary rules, the committee – made up primarily of MPs from Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) – has also been probing the WP’s seemingly lackadaisical internal handling of the matter.


Edwin Tong, a legally-trained cabinet minister and member of the panel, had suggested to witnesses including Singh that the WP leadership might have initially sought to suppress Raeesah’s transgression as it would put them and the party in a negative light.


A consensus view among local political analysts interviewed by This Week in Asia was that it was almost certain that the scandal took the shine off the WP’s achievement last July in the country’s most contested elections since independence.

More at https://shrtcô.de/ehRJS

 

[Porfirio Rubirosa]

A snowballing controversy involving a lawmaker who resigned after lying in parliament is threatening the Singaporean opposition leader, Pritam Singh, less than 18 months after his party made historic electoral gains with the backing of the city state’s younger generation.


The saga initially seemed to only involve Raeesah Khan – a darling among Gen Z and millennial voters – but an ongoing parliamentary inquiry into the case has dragged Singh and other high-ranking leaders of the Workers’ Party (WP) into the picture.


In a nine-hour testimony last Friday before the parliamentary Committee of Privileges, Singh repeatedly denied suggestions that he acted improperly by failing to take Raeesah to task even though he and two other top party leaders knew within days that her August 3 speech about the police mishandling a sexual assault case contained falsehoods.


Apart from scrutinising Raeesah’s breach of parliamentary rules, the committee – made up primarily of MPs from Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) – has also been probing the WP’s seemingly lackadaisical internal handling of the matter.


Edwin Tong, a legally-trained cabinet minister and member of the panel, had suggested to witnesses including Singh that the WP leadership might have initially sought to suppress Raeesah’s transgression as it would put them and the party in a negative light.


A consensus view among local political analysts interviewed by This Week in Asia was that it was almost certain that the scandal took the shine off the WP’s achievement last July in the country’s most contested elections since independence.

More at https://shrtcô.de/ehRJS

Thanks a bunch for the link!

Answered my question in another thread as to whether Desmond Lee had asked questions on this COP.

Respect Jamus for not conceding to both Desmond Lee and Tan Chuan Jin. Failed smiling tigers conducting a pseudo philosophy tutorial on our tax payers money, lol!!

 

[Cottonmouth]

The scandal is good, it has put Edwin Tong up the stage to show what an useless cunt he is.

His corpse must be whipped!

 

[Loofydralb]

Of course they can. WP is going to sweep a few more GRCs next time

 

[laksaboy]

When you can't run the country properly, you need a domestic distraction. Fixing the oppo is in the PAP's DNA.

Not too different from China's CCP, just a tad more passive-aggressive and hypocritical.

 

[JohnTan]

A snowballing controversy involving a lawmaker who resigned after lying in parliament is threatening the Singaporean opposition leader, Pritam Singh, less than 18 months after his party made historic electoral gains with the backing of the city state’s younger generation.


The saga initially seemed to only involve Raeesah Khan – a darling among Gen Z and millennial voters – but an ongoing parliamentary inquiry into the case has dragged Singh and other high-ranking leaders of the Workers’ Party (WP) into the picture.


In a nine-hour testimony last Friday before the parliamentary Committee of Privileges, Singh repeatedly denied suggestions that he acted improperly by failing to take Raeesah to task even though he and two other top party leaders knew within days that her August 3 speech about the police mishandling a sexual assault case contained falsehoods.


Apart from scrutinising Raeesah’s breach of parliamentary rules, the committee – made up primarily of MPs from Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) – has also been probing the WP’s seemingly lackadaisical internal handling of the matter.


Edwin Tong, a legally-trained cabinet minister and member of the panel, had suggested to witnesses including Singh that the WP leadership might have initially sought to suppress Raeesah’s transgression as it would put them and the party in a negative light.


A consensus view among local political analysts interviewed by This Week in Asia was that it was almost certain that the scandal took the shine off the WP’s achievement last July in the country’s most contested elections since independence.

More at https://shrtcô.de/ehRJS

Wankers are fucked this time and they know it. In GE2025, Victor Lye will finally liberate Aljunied GRC from wankers' occupation.

 

[zhihau]

Wankers are fucked this time and they know it. In GE2025, Victor Lye will finally liberate Aljunied GRC from wankers' occupation.

My kakis and I can’t wait to fuck the PAP over again in GE2025, bring it on if you want some more of us.

 

[JohnTan]

My kakis and I can’t wait to fuck the PAP over again in GE2025, bring it on if you want some more of us.

You and your kakis will be following behind Victor's parade truck in chains when he tours Aljunied GRC to thank the voters for voting him in. Repent while you still have time.

 

[zhihau]

You and your kakis will be following behind Victor's parade truck in chains when he tours Aljunied GRC to thank the voters for voting him in. Repent while you still have time.

You never ask Victor if the Yeo’s drink nice or not ah?
My kakis and I will fuck the PAP hard, can put ET in the AJ team too

 

[winnipegjets]

Who shone in this inquisition of the WP - Edwin Tong or Desmond Lee? Either could be the dark horse to be PM. I still like Tong only because he knows his hawker centre food.

PAP did an excellent job to make WP the show, not Khan, after all Khan had resigned before the inquisition began. zTo be honest, after the resignation, the COP no longer had any legitimacy. That the PAP can use tax-funded resources to excoriate the WP and win many cookie points from voters demonstrates that PAP is totally in charge. This is a warning shot to the WP. Next time, individuals will be the target.

The local academics are also very thankful that they can show off their analytical prowess with the WP as the target, no praise and criticisms only.

 

[Kee Chew]

Wankers are fucked this time and they know it. In GE2025, Victor Lye will finally liberate Aljunied GRC from wankers' occupation.

GE might be call earlier than 2025.

me think as early as next year .

 

[ckmpd]

Pritam, Jamus and Sylvia did well at the COP. The biggest clarity was the biasness of TCJ and Edwin Tong. PAP is going to lose more Parliamentary seats at the next GE.

 

[tanwahtiu]

When you can't run the country properly, you need a domestic distraction. Fixing the oppo is in the PAP's DNA.

Not too different from China's CCP, just a tad more passive-aggressive and hypocritical.

Imperialist CIA agent u working hard to bad mouth China again...

 

[winners]

Now it seems that even Sylvia Lim is testifying against Pritam Singh. Read today's news on the hand note submitted by Sylvia, which tentatively indicated that Pritam had given his permission to Khan to either come clean or continue to lie in Parliament. WP is not showing solidarity within its own party members at all.

 

[Sideswipe]

this is now what your words against mine ?

 

[Porfirio Rubirosa]

Who shone in this inquisition of the WP - Edwin Tong or Desmond Lee? Either could be the dark horse to be PM. I still like Tong only because he knows his hawker centre food.

PAP did an excellent job to make WP the show, not Khan, after all Khan had resigned before the inquisition began. zTo be honest, after the resignation, the COP no longer had any legitimacy. That the PAP can use tax-funded resources to excoriate the WP and win many cookie points from voters demonstrates that PAP is totally in charge. This is a warning shot to the WP. Next time, individuals will be the target.

The local academics are also very thankful that they can show off their analytical prowess with the WP as the target, no praise and criticisms only.

Are you being facetious?!

Anyways ET no chance for PM more like trying out to take over from his mentor Shan.

DL on otherhand, might be a dark horse for PM in the future. Sure he was a vvip white horse during his NS, lol!

Seriously though, dont think DL came off too badly from what i saw of his performance during the COP. Mind you he did not shine but still not too bad.

 

[Porfirio Rubirosa]

Now it seems that even Sylvia Lim is testifying against Pritam Singh. Read today's news on the hand note submitted by Sylvia, which tentatively indicated that Pritam had given his permission to Khan to either come clean or continue to lie in Parliament. WP is not showing solidarity within its own party members at all.

It this a ST paraphrase?

 

[ckmpd]

Are you being facetious?!

Anyways ET no chance for PM more like trying out to take over from his mentor Shan.

DL on otherhand, might be a dark horse for PM in the future. Sure he was a vvip white horse during his NS, lol!

Seriously though, dont think DL came off too badly from what i saw of his performance during the COP. Mind you he did not shine but still not too bad.

CCS, OYK, LW are front runners. This shows the dearth of leaders in the PAP. ET may not be good material, but in the kingdom of the blind, the one eyed jack is king

 

[Leckmichamarsch]

new law....THOU ART GUILTY LIKE HELL UNLESS PROVEN. INNOCENT

 

[Porfirio Rubirosa]

CCS, OYK, LW are front runners. This shows the dearth of leaders in the PAP. ET may not be good material, but in the kingdom of the blind, the one eyed jack is king

CCS has no chance. Think he blew it previously.