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SINGAPORE – Workers’ Party (WP) MP Raeesah Khan, who was severely warned by police for her posts on social media promoting enmity between different groups and held contempt by scandalizing the court, apologized for her comments. .
In a Facebook post on Thursday (September 17), Ms. Raeesah said that her intention was “never to cause unrest or social divisions.”
“I have spent most of my youth and adult life advocating, campaigning and organizing for minority causes, such as working with families torn apart by incarceration, people with disabilities and women who have suffered sexual assault.
“In my passion, I have said things in a way that may have caused harm to certain communities. I apologize for this,” added the 26-year-old, who is part of the four-member WP team that won Sengkang GRC in the general election. July 10. The team received 52.1% of the votes.
Ms Raeesah also said that she hopes to contribute to positive change in Singapore, and has met people from all walks of life in her role as MP in recent months.
“From these interactions, I have also learned that as a leader I have the power to initiate difficult conversations and that it is vital to frame these conversations in a thoughtful and responsible way.
“As a deputy, I hope to use the appropriate platforms to speak about issues related to my constituents,” she added.
He also thanked the public for their support and understanding while the police investigations were being conducted.
His social media posts that the police investigated were published on February 2, 2018 and May 17, 2020.
On May 17, he posted about an incident at Robertson Quay involving seven foreigners who were caught on camera ignoring safe distance rules during the breaker period.
She had said, “See police officers here? Imagine if this was a neighborhood hawker center. There would be cops milling around the area and enforcing the law in minutes.
“Why is the law different for these people? Is it because they are rich Chinese or white? Do you think expatriates will be treated with the same disdain as migrant workers who broke the law?”
Another post, in 2018, was made in the context of the City Harvest Church ruling.
Ms Raeesah had posted: “Singapore mercilessly imprisons minorities, harasses mosque leaders but allows corrupt church leaders who stole $ 50 million to go free. Who did they pay?”
Furthermore, a man who posted offensive posts on Facebook under the nickname “Abdul Malik Mohammed Ghazali” also received a severe warning from the police on Thursday (September 17) for harassment and posting comments on social media with the intent deliberate to hurt religious or religious people. racial feelings.
The publications were made on July 5 and February 8 of this year.
Abdul Malik, whose real name was not given in the police press release, said in the July 5 Facebook post that he was “one of the first to leak and (take) viral screenshots” of the accounts of Ms. Raeesah’s social media.
He added, “Who cares about your father? Very big SMCCI? You’d better give up on Raeesah, or he’ll be next.” Ms. Raeesah’s father, Mr. Farid Khan, is president of the Malaysian Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Singapore. She launched a candidacy to participate in the 2017 presidential elections, but was deemed ineligible.
Police said the man committed a crime under the Protection Against Harassment Act for the July 5 post.
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