Interesting Amnesty International's report on Singapore

• Texcoco II

  13 Jun 06, 22:06

  http://web.amnesty.org/report2006/sgp-summary-eng
  
  "Freedom of expression and assembly continued to be curbed. Thirty-six men were held without charge or trial under the Internal Security Act (ISA). Death sentences were imposed and eight people were executed. JehovahÂ’s Witnesses continued to be imprisoned for conscientious objection to military service. Criminal offenders were sentenced to caning."
• Atobe

  14 Jun 06, 08:23

  
  
  
  Unfortunately, the report did not include those released from detention - under the Internal Security Act - but do not have their Political Rights restored, and with restricted conditions imposed on their movement in and out of Singapore.
  
  While those Jihadist were incarcerated based on collected evidence, the other Singaporeans were locked up for their political and social principles.
  
  These non-Jihadist Singaporeans were POLITICAL PRISONERS and were not charged in any Singapore Court - with evidence being brought up by the POWER OF ONE to back up their accusations made.
  
  From unproven verbal accusations, these Singapore Citizens were locked up without trial and released for the POWER OF ONE to manipulate and dispose at their own leisurely pleasure.
  
  
  
  
• BillyBong

  14 Jun 06, 12:38

  Originally posted by Texcoco II:

  http://web.amnesty.org/report2006/sgp-summary-eng
  
  "Freedom of expression and assembly continued to be curbed. Thirty-six men were held without charge or trial under the Internal Security Act (ISA). Death sentences were imposed and eight people were executed. JehovahÂ’s Witnesses continued to be imprisoned for conscientious objection to military service. Criminal offenders were sentenced to caning."

  The caning part is fine, especially for henious crimes committed by perverted individuals.
• ditzy

  14 Jun 06, 13:06

  At least singapore don't chop your hands off for stealing.
• Atobe

  15 Jun 06, 05:23

  Originally posted by ditzy:
  At least singapore don't chop your hands off for stealing.

  No, in Singapore, hands are not chopped for stealing : but you may get yourself into an entrapment, when the Law encourages you to commit a criminal and nail you for the crime.
  
  You may get the shorter end of the rope.
  
  Or worse still, for opening your mouth to cause unnecessary discomfort to the POWER OF ONE, you could find yourself living in the streets as a Bankrupt.
  
  Your extreme system will purposefully cause physical damages by removing the hands of a thief.
  
  Meanwhile the Singapore system will ensure that your Constitutional Rights are privilege granted only when the POWER OF ONE judges the condition is right for an Open Democratice System for Singapore.
  
  
• Texcoco II

  15 Jun 06, 10:01

  As time progress, I am confident that Singapore will become another Korea
• Rexdriver

  16 Jun 06, 10:08

  Originally posted by ditzy:

  At least singapore don't chop your hands off for stealing.

  Or your tongue for talking too much.
• nanren4ever

  19 Jun 06, 18:52

  or chop off our hands for posting anti-PAP or anti-Singapore threads
• iveco

  21 Jun 06, 19:33

  There is nothing wrong with caning.
  
  Banning of JW goes against the grain of religious freedom, a la China's suppression of Catholicism.
  
  Civil liberties must be introduced and capital punishment abolished.