Zaqy cautions against speculation in Faishal case
Acting Minister Zaqy Mohamad has urged the public to stop spreading unfounded rumors regarding the resignation of Faishal Ibrahim. A fitness instructor, Rasidah Caudal, was falsely identified as being involved in the case and has publicly denied the claims.
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Faishal Ibrahim had resigned from his post as Acting Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs, as an MP and from the PAP over online messages he exchanged with an unidentified woman.
Listen SINGAPORE – A woman has been wrongly identified as the person involved in Faishal Ibrahim’s case , and exposed to false accusations and abusive comments, said Acting Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs Zaqy Mohamad.
No innocent person should have to endure such harassment because of unfounded speculation, said Zaqy in a Facebook post on July 27.
In his post, he also shared a separate social media update by the falsely accused woman – fitness instructor Rasidah Caudal – where she denies any involvement with Faishal.
Zaqy took over as acting minister on July 20 after Faishal’s resignation from politics over inappropriate interactions with an unidentified woman.
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