Ladies and Gentlemen,
I will be posting in this blog, the papers that have been mailed to me by Singapore Law Society in the disciplinary proceedings against me. As you can see, the Singapore authorities are reading this blog carefully and they know it's contents. Just to make sure they don't try to avoid the obvious, I am sending this letter to them by mail as well today.
Gopalan Nair
Attorneys at Law
39737 Paseo Padre Parkway, Suite A1
Fremont, CA 94538
Ms. Audrey Lim
Secretary
Disciplinary Tribunal
Disciplinary Tribunal Secretariat
1 Supreme Court Lane,
Singapore 178879
Your Tel: Singapore 6332 4040 and Singapore 6332 4060
Your Ref: DT/SEC/12/2009
My ref: Singapore dissident www.singaporedissident.blogspot.com
Oct 12, 2009
Dear Ms Audrey Lim
Thank you for your letter dated Oct 8, 2009 informing me that a disciplinary tribunal has been set up to hear charges against me, that Mr. Toh Kian Sing , Singapore's Senior Counsel (defines a senior Singapore lawyer) and Mr. Tan Jee Ming, Advocate and Solicitor (the name for Singapore lawyers) are the members of this tribunal.
You have also asked me for the name of my lawyer. I will not be appointing a lawyer and will represent myself.
Earlier newspaper reports from Singapore's state controlled press had, while reporting on this case, said that "I will be invited to attend the hearing".
When I was repatriated from Singapore with my American passport last year, I was specifically informed by Singaporean Immigration Officers that I can no longer enter Singapore without a visa, that I would have to receive your government's permission in writing, which I assume is a visa, before I can enter the country. (Ordinarily US citizens are allowed to enter without a visa)
Since I was born there, it would be good if I can come to Singapore once more on a short visit, and look up some of my friends and visit the places I used to frequent as a boy; while I take care of this disciplinary matter as well.
Please let me know whether I have an opportunity to represent myself in these proceedings and will your Singapore Immigration Authorities give me a visa for this purpose.
Thank you.
Yours Faithfully,
Gopalan Nair
Monday, October 12, 2009
Singaporean Disciplinary Proceedings
Ladies and Gentlemen,
The package from the Singapore Law Society to discipline me has arrived. It is the same old thing about my convictions in that island last year for "insulting" Belinda Ang, the "disorderly" case and a new one they have added, about my blog post since my return to California in November 2008, criticizing Judge Judith Prakash calling her a Kangaroo Judge on what has now been generally known as the "the Kangaroo T shirt case".
Not that I had any doubt about it before. They are reading every word I write here. That is good. At least they can't pretend not to know what I think of them.
It is going to be fun.
I am sure this Singapore government is boiling with rage to read that I say "it is going to be fun!" What a sorry state to be in for a government.
Gopalan Nair
39737 Paseo Padre Parkway, Suite A1
Fremont, CA 94538, USA
Tel: 510 657 6107
Fax: 510 657 6914
Email: nair.gopalan@yahoo.com
Blog: http://singaporedissident.blogspot.com/
Your letters are welcome. We reserve the right to publish your letters. Please Email your letters to nair.gopalan@yahoo.com And if you like what I write, please tell your friends. You will be helping democracy by distributing this widely. This blog not only gives information, it dispels government propaganda put out by this dictatorial regime.
The package from the Singapore Law Society to discipline me has arrived. It is the same old thing about my convictions in that island last year for "insulting" Belinda Ang, the "disorderly" case and a new one they have added, about my blog post since my return to California in November 2008, criticizing Judge Judith Prakash calling her a Kangaroo Judge on what has now been generally known as the "the Kangaroo T shirt case".
Not that I had any doubt about it before. They are reading every word I write here. That is good. At least they can't pretend not to know what I think of them.
It is going to be fun.
I am sure this Singapore government is boiling with rage to read that I say "it is going to be fun!" What a sorry state to be in for a government.
Gopalan Nair
39737 Paseo Padre Parkway, Suite A1
Fremont, CA 94538, USA
Tel: 510 657 6107
Fax: 510 657 6914
Email: nair.gopalan@yahoo.com
Blog: http://singaporedissident.blogspot.com/
Your letters are welcome. We reserve the right to publish your letters. Please Email your letters to nair.gopalan@yahoo.com And if you like what I write, please tell your friends. You will be helping democracy by distributing this widely. This blog not only gives information, it dispels government propaganda put out by this dictatorial regime.
Sunday, October 4, 2009
Singapore's periodical reports of grandeur in their State controlled press.
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Is it time for reckoning? Let's look at all the grandiose plans of Lee Kuan Yew, son and their side kicks.
Recently K Shanmugam, Lee Kuan Yew's handpicked Law Minister had hoped for it to be a world class legal hub, as are London and New York. To accommodate it, they had built world class offices and courtrooms to rival the most modern in the world. But with the International Bar Association recently calling Singapore's legal system a third class corruption riddled system, all the hopes of K Shanmugam appear dashed.
Also on the same topic, in order to alleviate the extreme shortage of lawyers, he was reported to have come up with various novel ideas, one of which was to shorten the training period of foreign lawyers to practice in Singapore. Apart from the fact that it was hardly novel, being nothing more than allowing under qualified lawyers in, can we ask him if any lawyers have come and if so, how many? Knowing how Singapore's state controlled newspapers would splash headlines of any news that was even remotely positive, not having read anything recently in it, confirms my belief that no one has come.
So much for K Shanmugam, Lee Kuan Yew's handpicked Minister of Law and his visions of grandeur for the Singapore legal profession. Could we also ask him how many lawyers actually practice in the island of his with 5 million people now? 3,000?
Then we have heard the government asking Singaporeans to have more babies, as the reproduction rate is below replacement level meaning, without the huge influx of non English speaking foreigners from the Communist People's Republic of China, Singapore's population would have declined and there would be no one left! So Lee Kuan Yew, has the reproduction rate increased? Has the generous tax incentives for children helped? I guess not.
And then there was the language problem with Singaporeans speaking an unintelligible form of language called Singlish, a cross between Hokkien Chinese and English. Very painful to the ear for anyone from elsewhere. Lee Kuan Yew held one of his various periodical campaigns to correct the problem, this time "Speak Good English". Do they now speak any English? Or is it still horrible sounding Singlish?
And then the problem with people not getting married with Iswaran and Vivian, Lee Kuan Yew's million dollar ministers standing at train stations matchmaking, or attempting to match make I don't know which. Well are they getting married? I guess not.
And then you had the emigration problem with 2 out of 3 overseas Singapore students not returning and families emigrating enmasse to Australia and Canada. Well has the exodus stopped and are they all coming back? Once again, I guess not.
And then you had the troublemaker Gopalan Nair coming to Singapore and criticizing his (Lee Kuan Yew's) judge Belinda Ang Saw Ean for "prostituting herself as a judge into becoming nothing more than an employee of Lee Kuan Yew and son, in court". Well, he was put in jail in the hope that he will stop criticizing. But has he? It appears not.
And now Lee Kuan Yew has threatened to commence a "2 man tribunal" (odd choice of words indeed) to discipline him and to disbar him. Well, I suppose it was hoped that he would go away quietly. But no, he refuses to roll over.
But we must admit success when we see it. Lee Kuan Yew has successfully managed to attract hundreds and thousands of Chinese non-English speakers to replace the lost Singaporeans. Well, success indeed. If in fact you are trying to transform Singapore into Hubei. Sorry for the Ramasamys of Serangoon Road and Ahamd Dauds of Lorong 2 Geylang Serai. As for them, they can just disappear. Here comes the new Chinese city with the new Mandarin speakers.
With the Tamil, K Shanmugam, Lee Kuan Yew's student, the Minister for Law running the Singapore law ministry. What an island!
Gopalan Nair
39737 Paseo Padre Parkway, Suite A1
Fremont, CA 94538, USA
Tel: 510 657 6107
Fax: 510 657 6914
Email: nair.gopalan@yahoo.com
Blog: http://singaporedissident.blogspot.com/
Your letters are welcome. We reserve the right to publish your letters. Please Email your letters to nair.gopalan@yahoo.com And if you like what I write, please tell your friends. You will be helping democracy by distributing this widely. This blog not only gives information, it dispels government propaganda put out by this dictatorial regime.
Is it time for reckoning? Let's look at all the grandiose plans of Lee Kuan Yew, son and their side kicks.
Recently K Shanmugam, Lee Kuan Yew's handpicked Law Minister had hoped for it to be a world class legal hub, as are London and New York. To accommodate it, they had built world class offices and courtrooms to rival the most modern in the world. But with the International Bar Association recently calling Singapore's legal system a third class corruption riddled system, all the hopes of K Shanmugam appear dashed.
Also on the same topic, in order to alleviate the extreme shortage of lawyers, he was reported to have come up with various novel ideas, one of which was to shorten the training period of foreign lawyers to practice in Singapore. Apart from the fact that it was hardly novel, being nothing more than allowing under qualified lawyers in, can we ask him if any lawyers have come and if so, how many? Knowing how Singapore's state controlled newspapers would splash headlines of any news that was even remotely positive, not having read anything recently in it, confirms my belief that no one has come.
So much for K Shanmugam, Lee Kuan Yew's handpicked Minister of Law and his visions of grandeur for the Singapore legal profession. Could we also ask him how many lawyers actually practice in the island of his with 5 million people now? 3,000?
Then we have heard the government asking Singaporeans to have more babies, as the reproduction rate is below replacement level meaning, without the huge influx of non English speaking foreigners from the Communist People's Republic of China, Singapore's population would have declined and there would be no one left! So Lee Kuan Yew, has the reproduction rate increased? Has the generous tax incentives for children helped? I guess not.
And then there was the language problem with Singaporeans speaking an unintelligible form of language called Singlish, a cross between Hokkien Chinese and English. Very painful to the ear for anyone from elsewhere. Lee Kuan Yew held one of his various periodical campaigns to correct the problem, this time "Speak Good English". Do they now speak any English? Or is it still horrible sounding Singlish?
And then the problem with people not getting married with Iswaran and Vivian, Lee Kuan Yew's million dollar ministers standing at train stations matchmaking, or attempting to match make I don't know which. Well are they getting married? I guess not.
And then you had the emigration problem with 2 out of 3 overseas Singapore students not returning and families emigrating enmasse to Australia and Canada. Well has the exodus stopped and are they all coming back? Once again, I guess not.
And then you had the troublemaker Gopalan Nair coming to Singapore and criticizing his (Lee Kuan Yew's) judge Belinda Ang Saw Ean for "prostituting herself as a judge into becoming nothing more than an employee of Lee Kuan Yew and son, in court". Well, he was put in jail in the hope that he will stop criticizing. But has he? It appears not.
And now Lee Kuan Yew has threatened to commence a "2 man tribunal" (odd choice of words indeed) to discipline him and to disbar him. Well, I suppose it was hoped that he would go away quietly. But no, he refuses to roll over.
But we must admit success when we see it. Lee Kuan Yew has successfully managed to attract hundreds and thousands of Chinese non-English speakers to replace the lost Singaporeans. Well, success indeed. If in fact you are trying to transform Singapore into Hubei. Sorry for the Ramasamys of Serangoon Road and Ahamd Dauds of Lorong 2 Geylang Serai. As for them, they can just disappear. Here comes the new Chinese city with the new Mandarin speakers.
With the Tamil, K Shanmugam, Lee Kuan Yew's student, the Minister for Law running the Singapore law ministry. What an island!
Gopalan Nair
39737 Paseo Padre Parkway, Suite A1
Fremont, CA 94538, USA
Tel: 510 657 6107
Fax: 510 657 6914
Email: nair.gopalan@yahoo.com
Blog: http://singaporedissident.blogspot.com/
Your letters are welcome. We reserve the right to publish your letters. Please Email your letters to nair.gopalan@yahoo.com And if you like what I write, please tell your friends. You will be helping democracy by distributing this widely. This blog not only gives information, it dispels government propaganda put out by this dictatorial regime.
Singapore's national service deserters
Ladies and Gentlemen,
It should not come as any surprise that Singaporeans are deserting the army. I am getting numerous Emails such as this, and here is one. I have disguised his Email. He is another one young Singaporean who has just about had it with Lee Kuan Yew and Son:
RE: Freedom please.
Sunday, October 4, 2009 4:03 AM
From: "Erik W....." sven__8__________.com
Add sender to Contacts
To: nair.gopalan@yahoo.com
Hi,
I finally got to thinking it over and am seriously considering defaulting on national service and heading over to the states. Only, what would the US officials be inclined to do if they do happen to find out that I bailed on national service? Would they have to deport me?
What status can I claim as a conscious objector? I read the universal declaration of human rights article 4 (regarding servitude), article 14 on (everyone having rights to asylum from persecution-of Males in Singapore through conscription) and finally article 2, which says there should be no distinction made on the basis of international status of a country or a territory to which a person belongs to. Please advice.
Regards,
Erik.....
Dear Erik .......,
Thanks for your Email. Unfortunately avoidance of National Service is not a reason for asylum. However there are many other reasons you can use to get asylum from Singapore. When you reach the United States, please contact me.
Regards
Gopalan Nair
39737 Paseo Padre Parkway, Suite A1
Fremont, CA 94538, USA
Tel: 510 657 6107
Fax: 510 657 6914
Email: nair.gopalan@yahoo.com
Blog: http://singaporedissident.blogspot.com/
Your letters are welcome. We reserve the right to publish your letters. Please Email your letters to nair.gopalan@yahoo.com And if you like what I write, please tell your friends. You will be helping democracy by distributing this widely. This blog not only gives information, it dispels government propaganda put out by this dictatorial regime.
It should not come as any surprise that Singaporeans are deserting the army. I am getting numerous Emails such as this, and here is one. I have disguised his Email. He is another one young Singaporean who has just about had it with Lee Kuan Yew and Son:
RE: Freedom please.
Sunday, October 4, 2009 4:03 AM
From: "Erik W....." sven__8__________.com
Add sender to Contacts
To: nair.gopalan@yahoo.com
Hi,
I finally got to thinking it over and am seriously considering defaulting on national service and heading over to the states. Only, what would the US officials be inclined to do if they do happen to find out that I bailed on national service? Would they have to deport me?
What status can I claim as a conscious objector? I read the universal declaration of human rights article 4 (regarding servitude), article 14 on (everyone having rights to asylum from persecution-of Males in Singapore through conscription) and finally article 2, which says there should be no distinction made on the basis of international status of a country or a territory to which a person belongs to. Please advice.
Regards,
Erik.....
Dear Erik .......,
Thanks for your Email. Unfortunately avoidance of National Service is not a reason for asylum. However there are many other reasons you can use to get asylum from Singapore. When you reach the United States, please contact me.
Regards
Gopalan Nair
39737 Paseo Padre Parkway, Suite A1
Fremont, CA 94538, USA
Tel: 510 657 6107
Fax: 510 657 6914
Email: nair.gopalan@yahoo.com
Blog: http://singaporedissident.blogspot.com/
Your letters are welcome. We reserve the right to publish your letters. Please Email your letters to nair.gopalan@yahoo.com And if you like what I write, please tell your friends. You will be helping democracy by distributing this widely. This blog not only gives information, it dispels government propaganda put out by this dictatorial regime.
Saturday, October 3, 2009
Singapore. Letter from Jack Brombo!
Re: Law soc v Gopalannair.
Saturday, October 3, 2009 1:50 PM
From: "jack brombo" jackbrombo89@gmail.com
To: nair.gopalan@yahoo.com
Good evening Gopalan
Human rights groups usually are successful in attracting world attention when speaking out against dictators who are directly or indirectly involved with deaths of their citizens. However, in Singapore , LKY described as 'intelligent dictator' by Safire who died recently, of course with scarsm, is not addressed in the same manner as other dictators who had blood on their hands.
The approach to LKY had to be different. Firstly, restriction of one rights to express without fear , is like depriving a human his oxygen , which we all know is a prerequiste to be alive. So Singapore laws, like defamation suits against the opposition during election rallies, should be looked upon as criminal and threatening to the defendants and LKY should be treated on same level as dictators who are responsible for deaths of their citizens. In both scenario, citizens/ defendants suffer slow painful deaths through loss of their lives or deprivation of income which is what makes $ingapore tick. LKY knowing this well, would not want to attract world attention. Respectable figures who had to run for their lives from singapore are eg
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Saturday, October 3, 2009 1:50 PM
From: "jack brombo" jackbrombo89@gmail.com
To: nair.gopalan@yahoo.com
Good evening Gopalan
Human rights groups usually are successful in attracting world attention when speaking out against dictators who are directly or indirectly involved with deaths of their citizens. However, in Singapore , LKY described as 'intelligent dictator' by Safire who died recently, of course with scarsm, is not addressed in the same manner as other dictators who had blood on their hands.
The approach to LKY had to be different. Firstly, restriction of one rights to express without fear , is like depriving a human his oxygen , which we all know is a prerequiste to be alive. So Singapore laws, like defamation suits against the opposition during election rallies, should be looked upon as criminal and threatening to the defendants and LKY should be treated on same level as dictators who are responsible for deaths of their citizens. In both scenario, citizens/ defendants suffer slow painful deaths through loss of their lives or deprivation of income which is what makes $ingapore tick. LKY knowing this well, would not want to attract world attention. Respectable figures who had to run for their lives from singapore are eg
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Friday, October 2, 2009
Brainwashing children Singapore style
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Singapore's online edition of the state controlled newspaper of Sept 30, 2009 has this story, "Spinning tales to teach values".
This state controlled paper's book publishing section has published for sale to children of 7 years and above the book "Eureka" which is being sold at a government subsidized rate of $10.00 per book.
The book is intended to inspire in children in Singapore, according to the newspaper article, qualities such as resilience, determination and optimism. To achieve that objective it contains stories of great innovators such as aircraft inventors Wright Brothers, Ferdinand Magellan, the explorer, chemist physicist Marie Curie and so on.
But understandably, if you knew Singapore, world famous men such as Mahatma Gandhi, Nelson Mandela, Burma's Political Dissident Aung San Suu Kwi are glaringly left out. Although intended for Singapore children, not a single Singapore leader is mentioned, such as Singapore's Lim Chin Siong who spent decades in jail fighting for Singaporeans human rights, similarly for Chia Thye Poh who spent even longer time than Nelson Mandela in prison, JB Jeyaretnam who was repeatedly bankrupted by Lee Kuan Yew and today, Dr. Chee Soon Juan who has sacrificed everything for the rights of Singaporeans.
Surely if you want to instill the qualities of resilience, determination and optimism, should not the Singapore establishment have started with Singapore's home grown heroes like those mentioned above who have fought Lee Kuan Yew's tryanny against all odds before anyone else?
Surely you know the reason why there is no mention of any of these Singapore's heroes. Lee Kuan Yew does not want the children of Singapore to have the qualities of resilience, determination and optimism that JB Jeyaretnam or Chia Thye Poh had, for it may nurture rebellion and opposition to his dictatorship. Best that they forget men such as Chia Thye Poh and think only of inventors such as the Wright Brothers, since the Wright Brothers can do no harm to Lee Kuan Yew's dictatorship.
What a coward Lee Kuan Yew is to resort to brainwashing young children. The result of this exercise is of course this. Parents who can see what I see, will sooner than not, transport themselves and their children to Western countries to avoid the brainwashing. Those who do not see this, or are unable to emigrate for one reason or another will subject their children to this; resulting in the less capable populating the island and the bright and capable ones having gone elsewhere in the world.
It only goes to exacerbate the burning problem of the brain drain from the island and with Singapore lacking talent. The 86 year old Singapore tyrant and octogenarian Lee Kuan Yew who is kept alive on drugs and modern medical devises loses every way.
Gopalan Nair
39737 Paseo Padre Parkway, Suite A1
Fremont, CA 94538, USA
Tel: 510 657 6107
Fax: 510 657 6914
Email: nair.gopalan@yahoo.com
Blog: http://singaporedissident.blogspot.com/
Your letters are welcome. We reserve the right to publish your letters. Please Email your letters to nair.gopalan@yahoo.com And if you like what I write, please tell your friends. You will be helping democracy by distributing this widely. This blog not only gives information, it dispels government propaganda put out by this dictatorial regime.
Singapore's online edition of the state controlled newspaper of Sept 30, 2009 has this story, "Spinning tales to teach values".
This state controlled paper's book publishing section has published for sale to children of 7 years and above the book "Eureka" which is being sold at a government subsidized rate of $10.00 per book.
The book is intended to inspire in children in Singapore, according to the newspaper article, qualities such as resilience, determination and optimism. To achieve that objective it contains stories of great innovators such as aircraft inventors Wright Brothers, Ferdinand Magellan, the explorer, chemist physicist Marie Curie and so on.
But understandably, if you knew Singapore, world famous men such as Mahatma Gandhi, Nelson Mandela, Burma's Political Dissident Aung San Suu Kwi are glaringly left out. Although intended for Singapore children, not a single Singapore leader is mentioned, such as Singapore's Lim Chin Siong who spent decades in jail fighting for Singaporeans human rights, similarly for Chia Thye Poh who spent even longer time than Nelson Mandela in prison, JB Jeyaretnam who was repeatedly bankrupted by Lee Kuan Yew and today, Dr. Chee Soon Juan who has sacrificed everything for the rights of Singaporeans.
Surely if you want to instill the qualities of resilience, determination and optimism, should not the Singapore establishment have started with Singapore's home grown heroes like those mentioned above who have fought Lee Kuan Yew's tryanny against all odds before anyone else?
Surely you know the reason why there is no mention of any of these Singapore's heroes. Lee Kuan Yew does not want the children of Singapore to have the qualities of resilience, determination and optimism that JB Jeyaretnam or Chia Thye Poh had, for it may nurture rebellion and opposition to his dictatorship. Best that they forget men such as Chia Thye Poh and think only of inventors such as the Wright Brothers, since the Wright Brothers can do no harm to Lee Kuan Yew's dictatorship.
What a coward Lee Kuan Yew is to resort to brainwashing young children. The result of this exercise is of course this. Parents who can see what I see, will sooner than not, transport themselves and their children to Western countries to avoid the brainwashing. Those who do not see this, or are unable to emigrate for one reason or another will subject their children to this; resulting in the less capable populating the island and the bright and capable ones having gone elsewhere in the world.
It only goes to exacerbate the burning problem of the brain drain from the island and with Singapore lacking talent. The 86 year old Singapore tyrant and octogenarian Lee Kuan Yew who is kept alive on drugs and modern medical devises loses every way.
Gopalan Nair
39737 Paseo Padre Parkway, Suite A1
Fremont, CA 94538, USA
Tel: 510 657 6107
Fax: 510 657 6914
Email: nair.gopalan@yahoo.com
Blog: http://singaporedissident.blogspot.com/
Your letters are welcome. We reserve the right to publish your letters. Please Email your letters to nair.gopalan@yahoo.com And if you like what I write, please tell your friends. You will be helping democracy by distributing this widely. This blog not only gives information, it dispels government propaganda put out by this dictatorial regime.
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Singapore. What sort of "rule of law" is that!
Ladies and Gentlemen,
On Sept 05, 2009, the Singapore state controlled newspaper (all newspapers are owned and controlled by the state) the Straits Times reported in their article "Law Society acts against Gopalan Nair" which published that they had successfully applied to the Singapore High Court to commission a tribunal to look into professionally disciplining me, which means in effect disbarring me.
As is the basic fundamental requirement is any legal system, they have to give notice of any action against someone, to him. But up till today, the Law Society has not sent me any court documents about anything they have done in this case; which they claim to have done. Except reading the newspaper article, I am in the dark.
So you may want to ask, is this "Singapore style rule of law" where you proceed against a Defendant without even letting him know the charges or the complaint?
Is this not a blatant violation of normal due process, merely writing in the state controlled newspaper that applications have been filed with the High Court to commission a tribunal against me, and the High Court allowing the application but not providing any details of this to me, except merely printing a news article in their newspapers?
I am sure even in Hitler's Germany, the Jew was given notice of the case against him in court. It appears Singapore is worse than that; it certainly looks like rule of law, Singapore style.
Not that I care 2 hoots whether they disbar me in Singapore or not, a country which has banned me from entering without permission; I am writing this to expose the duplicity of a country that claims to have the "rule of law". What law?
Please write for an explanation to:
Sydney Michael Hwang, Singapore Senior Counsel
Singapore Law Society president
39 South Bridge Road
Singapore 058673
Email: lawsoc@lawsoc.org
Gopalan Nair
39737 Paseo Padre Parkway, Suite A1
Fremont, CA 94538, USA
Tel: 510 657 6107
Fax: 510 657 6914
Email: nair.gopalan@yahoo.com
Blog: http://singaporedissident.blogspot.com/
Your letters are welcome. We reserve the right to publish your letters. Please Email your letters to nair.gopalan@yahoo.com And if you like what I write, please tell your friends. You will be helping democracy by distributing this widely. This blog not only gives information, it dispels government propaganda put out by this dictatorial regime.
On Sept 05, 2009, the Singapore state controlled newspaper (all newspapers are owned and controlled by the state) the Straits Times reported in their article "Law Society acts against Gopalan Nair" which published that they had successfully applied to the Singapore High Court to commission a tribunal to look into professionally disciplining me, which means in effect disbarring me.
As is the basic fundamental requirement is any legal system, they have to give notice of any action against someone, to him. But up till today, the Law Society has not sent me any court documents about anything they have done in this case; which they claim to have done. Except reading the newspaper article, I am in the dark.
So you may want to ask, is this "Singapore style rule of law" where you proceed against a Defendant without even letting him know the charges or the complaint?
Is this not a blatant violation of normal due process, merely writing in the state controlled newspaper that applications have been filed with the High Court to commission a tribunal against me, and the High Court allowing the application but not providing any details of this to me, except merely printing a news article in their newspapers?
I am sure even in Hitler's Germany, the Jew was given notice of the case against him in court. It appears Singapore is worse than that; it certainly looks like rule of law, Singapore style.
Not that I care 2 hoots whether they disbar me in Singapore or not, a country which has banned me from entering without permission; I am writing this to expose the duplicity of a country that claims to have the "rule of law". What law?
Please write for an explanation to:
Sydney Michael Hwang, Singapore Senior Counsel
Singapore Law Society president
39 South Bridge Road
Singapore 058673
Email: lawsoc@lawsoc.org
Gopalan Nair
39737 Paseo Padre Parkway, Suite A1
Fremont, CA 94538, USA
Tel: 510 657 6107
Fax: 510 657 6914
Email: nair.gopalan@yahoo.com
Blog: http://singaporedissident.blogspot.com/
Your letters are welcome. We reserve the right to publish your letters. Please Email your letters to nair.gopalan@yahoo.com And if you like what I write, please tell your friends. You will be helping democracy by distributing this widely. This blog not only gives information, it dispels government propaganda put out by this dictatorial regime.
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