The Leader of the Opposition said he has received questions about whether the release of the hot mic video was a 'false flag'.
A Reddit post on Jul 11 pointed to a video where Mr Tan can be heard muttering"f****** populist" following a speech by Workers' Party Member of Parliament Jamus Lim during a parliamentary sitting on Apr 17.
Ms Indranee said that the police investigate criminal offences, and that this question had not occurred to her as it was not clear that amplifying audio was an offence. "I'm just asking in the case of the personality involved, the Speaker of the House, a very senior member of government, whether there would be some thought placed on the circumstances of how that video came to be circulated in public.
"At the moment, it is not apparent to me that there is an offence. But should ... something further come up which indicates that an offence may have occurred, then the matter can be reconsidered at that time."New Speaker of Parliament Seah Kian Peng sworn in, urges MPs to be vigilant in personal conductBefore the exchange with Mr Singh, Ms Indranee read out a formal apology by Mr Tan to the House, in which he"unreservedly" withdrew the comment directed at Assoc Prof Lim.
The matter similarly ended when Assoc Prof Ong apologised to the House for using unparliamentary language. "The Speaker is the master of the chamber, he has the power to punish us. But it's a question mark as to who has the power to punish him if there is any unparliamentary conduct," she said.
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