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Towards the end of the nine-day campaign period, the PAP released a statement on WP candidate Raeesah Khan, who was under investigation by the police for allegedly making comments on social media promoting “enmity between different groups on grounds of religion or race”.
In the statement, the PAP asked why the WP considered Ms Khan — part of the four-member team that won Sengkang GRC — “worthy of consideration as an MP”.
When asked by a reporter if the PAP statement on Ms Khan backfired, Mr Shanmugam declined to comment. Instead, he offered his thoughts on the “broader question of race relations”.
Over the course of the elections, police reports were made against various figures, including Ms Khan and PAP first assistant secretary-general Heng Swee Keat.
Mr Shanmugam was asked if the law or home affairs ministries would address the use of police reports as a political tool.
“I haven't seen the police reports, for obvious reasons,” he said.
“If there was anything to be done about it from a policy perspective, it will be brought up to my attention. So far it hasn’t come to my attention,” he added.
The PAP team led by Mr Shanmugam won 61.9 per cent of the vote in Nee Soon GRC in Friday's polls, clinching victory over a team fielded by the Progress Singapore Party.
Read more at https://www.todayonline.com/singapo...oul-searching-and-reflection-needed-shanmugam
In the statement, the PAP asked why the WP considered Ms Khan — part of the four-member team that won Sengkang GRC — “worthy of consideration as an MP”.
When asked by a reporter if the PAP statement on Ms Khan backfired, Mr Shanmugam declined to comment. Instead, he offered his thoughts on the “broader question of race relations”.
Over the course of the elections, police reports were made against various figures, including Ms Khan and PAP first assistant secretary-general Heng Swee Keat.
Mr Shanmugam was asked if the law or home affairs ministries would address the use of police reports as a political tool.
“I haven't seen the police reports, for obvious reasons,” he said.
“If there was anything to be done about it from a policy perspective, it will be brought up to my attention. So far it hasn’t come to my attention,” he added.
The PAP team led by Mr Shanmugam won 61.9 per cent of the vote in Nee Soon GRC in Friday's polls, clinching victory over a team fielded by the Progress Singapore Party.
Read more at https://www.todayonline.com/singapo...oul-searching-and-reflection-needed-shanmugam