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SDP vice-chairman harassed by customs officials
18 Jun 07
Singapore Democrats vice-chairman, Mr Francis Yong, encountered an all too inquisitive customs office at the Woodlands Checkpoint last week.
When he pulled up his car for inspection, Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) officers ushered him to the office where a thorough search of his belongings was conducted.
This included examining every piece of paper and plastic in his wallet. This was followed by a just-as-thorough inspection of Mr YongÂ’s car.
The ICA was not satisfied with the usual search. The vehicle was moved to a special area and a complete scan was done by equipment that seemed to come straight out from Mission Impossible VIII.
Apparently, it was concerned that the SDP leader, who was a candidate in the 2006 elections, may have been carrying some contraband designed to disrupt life in Singapore as the PAP knows (and loves) it.
In the meantime, about 10 officers arrived to assist in the harassment process. What took other inspections 15 minutes to complete, Mr YongÂ’s lasted more than an hour.
They picked the wrong man to intimidate. Democrat Yong has been with the SDP since its inception.
"You marking my car?" Mr Yong could not resist poking at the officer-in-charge to see what reaction he would get.
"No, no, no, this is just a routine inspection," came the practiced response.
So what was really behind all the fuss?
The officer let the cat out of the bag when he asked: "The last time you came in was there anythingÂ…?"
The man was being coy.
The "last time" referred to September 2006 when Mr Yong had in his car this banner:
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u believe them or not
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Double standards ...
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is there anything to prove that this actually happened?
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Obviously it is Mr Yong words against the police. There are no receipts for an inspection. Anyone who seen it will not speak a word either.
MY point is: This is the internet my dear, its up to u to discern whether what ppl said is true or not. So please stop asking ppl to prove this prove that when u are not going to belief in whatever thing they say in the first place!! -
Until TS can at least give us the source and prove the credibility, I won't take this seriously.
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neither will i take this seriously.
even if it happened, no laws were broken. -
Funny how some very high profiled people managed to escape from Singapore thru the Immigration department yet innocent people get stopped.
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strictly speaking, that is NOT a banner.... it's a poster!
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Of course you can't take this seriously, and indeed no laws were broken...Originally posted by Mat Toro:neither will i take this seriously.
even if it happened, no laws were broken.
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source is sdp website. dunno if reliable
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if SDP gets sued for putting this on the website, then a higher probability of it being untrue....
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What would you say if I say opposition can also get the better best talents with the current pay package for top talents , should they get mandated in future. Now only 33.3% not majority but substantial.
The rewards for getting elected seems huge and unimaginable.
this is merely my views.
to make the internet counter strike team happy and not bombard me, I like to declare that I am a white supporter and I love them very much and they are the best.