SINGAPORE - Leader of the House Indranee Rajah has raised a formal complaint against Workers' Party (WP) MP Raeesah Khan for breaching her parliamentary privilege. Ms Raeesah (Sengkang GRC) admitted on Monday (Nov 1) that she had lied in Parliament about details of a sexual assault case that she alleged was mishandled by the police. She apologised in Parliament to the Singapore Police Force and retracted the anecdote. Noting that Ms Raeesah had lied to Parliament on three occasions, Ms Indranee said she had no choice but to raise the complaint to the Committee of Privilege, as any breaches of parliamentary privilege have to be dealt with. Q: What is parliamentary privilege? A: Under the Parliament (Privileges, Immunities and Powers) Act, MPs are given immunity from prosecution and civil lawsuits for statements made in Parliament. This privilege allows MPs to speak freely and raise issues from their constituents and the public. However, MPs must not abuse this privilege to misrepresent facts, make unsubstantiated allegations or mislead Parliament. "As Members of Parliament, we are granted privileges. One of those privileges is to be able to speak in Parliament with immunity," Ms Ind...