tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081742307252789733.post8083003691957458886..comments2024-02-14T04:53:18.295-08:00Comments on Singapore Dissident: In Singapore, arrested criminal defendants have no right to lawyer. Gopalan Nairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15399145588654603667noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081742307252789733.post-54064631737264695012014-05-13T17:03:43.915-07:002014-05-13T17:03:43.915-07:00I agree with what you said except what you have si...I agree with what you said except what you have sign off as "A singaporean in exile". Since you have given up your singapore citizenship, you should be an Ex-Singaporean insteadAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081742307252789733.post-28685065685875965452014-05-13T17:03:42.928-07:002014-05-13T17:03:42.928-07:00I agree with what you said except what you have si...I agree with what you said except what you have sign off as "A singaporean in exile". Since you have given up your singapore citizenship, you should be an Ex-Singaporean insteadAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081742307252789733.post-44653958535560271582013-12-15T18:07:06.394-08:002013-12-15T18:07:06.394-08:00> It will be a show trial. The fate of the riot...> It will be a show trial. The fate of the rioters are sealed.<br /><br />I can see the headlines in foreign newspapers - Chinese Singapore canes Indian rioters.<br /><br />Start talking to the foreign press, including those from India, and tell them about LKY's courts, lawyers and capital punishment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081742307252789733.post-82252890119839484882013-12-15T08:46:55.667-08:002013-12-15T08:46:55.667-08:00Emperor Lee has thumbed down the rioters. It will ...Emperor Lee has thumbed down the rioters. It will be a show trial. The fate of the rioters are sealed.<br /><br />Anyone who tarnished The Lee Family reputation, embarrass Lee Kuan Yew legacy, will be met with the full force of the "law" and that law is none other like the said old man.<br /><br />No one gets away from a red-faced Lee. Mr Gopalan had experienced this first hand.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081742307252789733.post-31528449551414318182013-12-14T16:05:56.673-08:002013-12-14T16:05:56.673-08:00Time for Chinese-led Singapore to review how it tr...Time for Chinese-led Singapore to review how it treats foreign workers?<br /><br /><br />http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column-time-for-chinese-led-singapore-to-review-how-it-treats-foreign-workers-1934901Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081742307252789733.post-20543093867756451912013-12-14T06:39:02.704-08:002013-12-14T06:39:02.704-08:00In Singapore, we do not have the rule of law, but ...In Singapore, we do not have the rule of law, but the rule of the Lee clique. However, there are cracks showing - witness the recent riots. With some luck, dismantling of the Lee dictatorship has already kicked in.Irene Puah Siew Hoonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081742307252789733.post-1732220853148986622013-12-13T17:13:14.924-08:002013-12-13T17:13:14.924-08:00These arrested Indian Citizens will be abused by S...These arrested Indian Citizens will be abused by Singapore's Police.<br /><br />I ask the Indian Press to pay attention and protect the rights of their fellow citizens who were arrested in Singapore's Little India Riot.<br /><br />The local lawyers are useless.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081742307252789733.post-41396776900795986102013-12-13T03:56:13.586-08:002013-12-13T03:56:13.586-08:00Obedience and subservience are beaten and deeply i...Obedience and subservience are beaten and deeply ingrained into Singaporeans since childhood, through the education system, military service, and eventually working life. Anyone who dares ask about constitutional rights will be branded a lunatic(do you not trust in our benevolent and generous rulers?), ungrateful(fingers pointed in the direction of other foreign oppressive regimes) or a troublemaker(you're asking questions because you wish to challenge authority).Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01133939294234053104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081742307252789733.post-48431106652932188912013-12-12T22:32:26.969-08:002013-12-12T22:32:26.969-08:00Absolutely to the point.
The greatest disgrace of ...Absolutely to the point.<br />The greatest disgrace of Singapore are its lawyers who have to date never ever challenged any of the constitutional rights of the accused.<br />I mean is the point of even engaging a lawyer after a confession when its a done deal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081742307252789733.post-42194439268771946882013-12-12T18:16:11.813-08:002013-12-12T18:16:11.813-08:00From today's NY Times.
Last year, just as Ya...From today's NY Times. <br /><br />Last year, just as Yale was starting a liberal arts college in partnership with the National University of Singapore, the Yale faculty, despite the university president’s objections, passed a resolution expressing concern about Singapore’s “recent history of lack of respect for civil and political rights.”<br /><br />“There’s a million unanswered questions about Yale and Singapore,” Christopher Miller, a Yale professor, said. “We don’t know how much of the Singapore specialty of self-censorship has taken place. I continue to think the whole setup is inappropriate, and deeply regret that this was set up where it was and the way it was.” Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com