tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081742307252789733.post6753776130489084507..comments2024-02-14T04:53:18.295-08:00Comments on Singapore Dissident: Singapore's reputation for abusing the legal system to silence dissent has far reaching consequencesGopalan Nairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15399145588654603667noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081742307252789733.post-35609502895990502782014-03-02T18:09:11.889-08:002014-03-02T18:09:11.889-08:00To Anonymous who said
"Former National Univ...To Anonymous who said <br /><br />"Former National University of Singapore law professor Tey Tsun Hang said on Friday that the "sex-for-favors" case against him was politically motivated right from the beginning."<br /><br />Tey's claim that his case was politically motivated is simply rubbish as can be seen by the very circumstances of the case. I trust you are aware that he was acquitted on appeal. It is simply common sense to know that in Lee Kuan Yew's Singapore, if his case was "politically motivated" he would not have been acquitted on appeal. The government which controls the trial court also controls the appeal court. If they wanted to "politically" finish him off, they would have affirmed the conviction. <br /><br />Tey was never any political threat to the Singapore establishment for them to "politically" destroy him. Unlike Chee Soon Juan, who was also a professor, he was not the Secretary General of an opposition party nor did he ever openly challenge the Singapore establishment like Chee did. For your information, Chee has never had any acquittals either in the trial or any other court in Singapore, and never will. Chee is truly a threat to the establishment. Tey is simply a boo boo. <br /><br />Tey, a university professor, is simply stupid for sleeping with his student. There was also evidence of gifts from her as well as her receiving better grades. This sort of stupidity is a no no not only in Singapore but everywhere else. <br /><br />There is no reason for Singapore to go after him. He is simply another professor who willingly teaches at a university controlled by the state knowing full well that he has to conform his lessons to that of state ideology, just as a professor in the former Soviet Union would have to do. <br /><br />He also claimed, believe it or not, that he, a professor of law, was intimidated and coerced into signing confessions by the Singapore police! What is he, an ordinary ignorant layman or law professor? <br /><br />When I was arrested and kept in solitary confinement in 2008 in Singapore for writing a blog post critical of their judges, I too was repeatedly threatened to sign confessions which I never did. Why, because I know the law and I know my rights. <br /><br />He should stop trying to be a hero and admit that he had made an unwise decision in sleeping with his student and not having the courage to admit it. Gopalan Nairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15399145588654603667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081742307252789733.post-65903755250330822422014-03-02T14:53:53.352-08:002014-03-02T14:53:53.352-08:00Former National University of Singapore law profes...Former National University of Singapore law professor Tey Tsun Hang said on Friday that the "sex-for-favours" case against him was politically motivated right from the beginning.<br /><br />In his first response to Yahoo Singapore via e-mail right after his acquittal from six corruption charges, he also spoke strongly against Singapore’s judiciary and prosecutorial regime, saying he had “no confidence” in them. <br /><br />“I have always maintained, and continue to maintain, my innocence,” he wrote, saying he was repeatedly disallowed from seeking evidence that his prosecution was politically motivated by former Chief District Judge Tan Siong Thye, who presided over his trial. <br /><br />http://sg.news.yahoo.com/my-prosecution-was-politically-motivated--former-nus-law-professor-065210900.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081742307252789733.post-8854048279044907962014-02-26T18:52:18.641-08:002014-02-26T18:52:18.641-08:00To Anonymous who said,
"They are trying to u...To Anonymous who said,<br /><br />"They are trying to use this bill to attack S'pore bloggers based overseas. LKY will be the 1st victim to seek redress".<br /><br />I think you don't understand the law. It is not what you think it is. Singapore can pass any law it wants within Singapore but the question is whether it will bind any foreigner outside Singapore. <br /><br />The test is whether the law passed in Singapore comports with the law of the foreign country. For example Singapore has caning but not the US. So Singapore cannot demand an American or Englishman or Irishman or anyone else be extradited to Singapore to be caned if caning is not permitted in the USA or elsewhere. <br /><br />The test is if the stalking laws and blogging laws will pass the American or foreign jurisdiction test. The other test is whether there is extradition for such an act. <br /><br />So it is not so easy as you suggest. They can pass any law on bloggers they want and sit on it in Singapore till the cows come home. No, it will not bother me or anyone else outside Singapore. <br /><br />You have to understand the fundamental question. Singapore is a one party dictatorship. Europeans and Americans are a democracy. <br /><br />If you are physically within Singapore, they can do anything they want. But not if you are outside. I trust you understand this now. <br /><br />So don't get all excited about Singapore laws affecting foreigners. Of course you have to worry if you are a Singaporean within Singapore as you do now. Gopalan Nairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15399145588654603667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081742307252789733.post-60363569427842381882014-02-26T11:01:19.602-08:002014-02-26T11:01:19.602-08:00A new Singapore bill, called the “Protection from ...A new Singapore bill, called the “Protection from Harassment” bill will cover various harassing acts including sexual harassment, cyber-bullying and stalking<br /><br />The bill will also attempt to extend to those outside Singapore where a Singapore victim is involved.<br /><br />-----<br /><br />They are trying to use this bill to attack S'pore bloggers based overseas. LKY will be the 1st victim to seek redress.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081742307252789733.post-88924890860315943112014-02-24T15:47:28.852-08:002014-02-24T15:47:28.852-08:00I look forward to reading this book by M Barr.
He...I look forward to reading this book by M Barr.<br /><br />He argues that the contemporary networks of power are a deliberate project initiated and managed by Lee Kuan Yew and designed to empower himself and his family.<br /><br />The Ruling Elite of Singapore: Networks of Power and Influence<br /><br />http://www.amazon.com/The-Ruling-Elite-Singapore-Influence/dp/1780762348Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081742307252789733.post-29378273638904940072014-02-24T12:02:02.172-08:002014-02-24T12:02:02.172-08:00Sadly, outsiders view any Singaporean who "ha...Sadly, outsiders view any Singaporean who "has made it" as someone who has brown-nosed his way and sucked up to the Lees.Linda Kosmantonoreply@blogger.com