Pritam was not involved in the drafting of a statement about sexual assault survivors: Defence
As court resumes after a 15-minute break, Mr Andre Jumabhoy questions Ms Raeesah Khan about a statement she had drafted but not used about how the Government dealt with survivors of sexual assault, which was “basically accusing the Government of doubting survivors”.
He suggests that while she had on Oct 4, 2021, asked Pritam Singh about what to do, at the same time, she was “able to respond to (Law and Home Affairs Minister) K. Shanmugam without being told what to do”.
“That’s all you, isn’t it?” he asks, to which she responds in the affirmative.
She says that the draft statement was written “in a fit of panic” and that it was not sent out to anyone besides Ms Loh Pei Ying and Mr Yudhishthra Nathan, who were aides whom she confided in.
He reconfirms that this statement was drafted by her with no involvement from Singh.
She agrees.
“The fact that there is no involvement by Singh in relation to all of this is because he’s never told you to lie,” says Mr Jumabhoy.
Ms Khan disagrees. “The reason I lied, again, is because he came to my house and he assured me that he wouldn’t judge me if I continued the narrative.”
Wow the two aide vet her draft but no ask questions win liao lor....
