Defence wraps up cross-examination of Raeesah with questions about her meeting with WP leaders
Mr Andre Jumabhoy wraps up his cross-examination of Ms Raeesah Khan by asking her again about her Aug 8, 2021, meeting with Workers’ Party leadership.
He asks her if nothing was said to her regarding what to do about the untruth she told in Parliament and she agreed.
He then confirmed if Pritam Singh took her to the door as she was leaving. She says yes.
“And as he took you to the door, he said to you, ‘Speak to your parents, we’ll deal with it later’,” Mr Jumabhoy says.
“No,” Ms Khan replies.
Mr Jumabhoy says: “You were never told at this meeting, including by any of the party leaders, if (you were) not pressed, continue with the narrative.”
Ms Khan responds: “Not at this meeting, no.”
He says: “You were never told at this meeting to take the lie to the grave.”
She disagrees: “Yes, I was.”
“Generally, the reason that you decided to stick to the untruth, including at the Oct 4 sitting in Parliament, is because you were frightened that it would expose you as a liar,” Mr Jumabhoy says. “Do you agree?”
Ms Khan pauses, then replies: “To some extent, but I was also told that if I continued the narrative, Pritam wouldn’t judge me and… in the end, I did make the personal statement. So obviously, when I was told that would be the best option, I did it even though I was terrified. (It’s) the same fear I had on Oct 4.”