Police to question WP MP Raeesah Khan over mismanaged sexual assault allegation, Politics News & Top Stories

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SINGAPORE – Law and Home Affairs Minister K. Shanmugam on Monday (October 4th) asked Workers Party (WP) MP Raeesah Khan (Sengkang GRC) to provide more details on an alleged police incident involving mismanaged a sexual assault case.

Ms Khan had told the House during a women’s empowerment debate on August 3 that she accompanied a 25-year-old rape victim to a police station to make a police report three years ago, and that the police officer who questioned the victim allegedly made inappropriate comments about her bandage and the fact that she was drinking.

Mr Shanmugam said police had since checked their records and found no cases that matched Ms Khan’s description.

He asked Ms Khan to disclose various details of the alleged incident, including the police station where she accompanied the victim, details of the officers involved, if she had brought the incident to the attention of the police or filed a complaint, as well as an approximate date of the incident.

“May I ask Mrs Khan to confirm in this House that everything she told us is correct, that she accompanied such a person and that such an incident occurred?” ” He asked.

The minister said he understood and understood the need to avoid re-traumatizing the victim and that an investigation into the incident did not necessarily involve public disclosure of the victim’s name.

But he added that the government takes such allegations about the police very seriously and it is important to identify the officers involved, get their side of the story to be fair and take action. additional depending on the facts.

President Tan Chuan-Jin also assured Ms. Khan that she would not be asked to divulge the name or details that would identify the victim.

In response, Ms Khan claimed her account was true, but repeatedly declined to reveal other details – including which police station they attended – due to confidentiality concerns.

“Regarding the confidentiality (of) the survivor, I would not want to reveal any of this information,” she has said repeatedly.

She also reiterated that she had failed to contact the victim.

Mr Shanmugam said he would leave the case for the time being, but added that police would continue to investigate further.

“Police officers will question Ms. Khan, and any allegations of misconduct involving specific officers will be referred to the SPF (Singapore Police Force) internal affairs office for further investigation,” he said. he declares.

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