Chee Soon Juan goes to prison again
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Citizen Chee Soon Juan goes to prison again
04 Sep 07
As expected, the high court today dismissed Dr. Chee Soon Juan's appeal against a lower court conviction of attempting to leave Singapore as an undischarged bankrupt.
Judge Choo Han Teck upheld the fine of four thousand dollars or, in lieu, three weeks imprisonment imposed by a district judge on 26 February, 2007. As a result of the unsuccessful appeal, the Singapore Democratic Party Secretary-General has begun his prison term at the Queenstown Remand Prison.
On 1st April, 2006, Dr. Chee was stopped at the airport immigration check point and his passport confiscated while trying to leave for the World Movement for Democracy conference in Turkey.
Dr. Chee's position during the lower court trial was that there was no clear directive from the Insolvency and Public Trustee's Office (IPTO) to prevent him from leaving the country. The IPTO created confusion when it assigned at least six officers to handle Dr. Chee's case.
This morning's appeal saw both the defence and the prosecution taking more than an hour to put across their arguments. Dr. Chee's counsel, Mr. Alfred Dodwell told the court that there was so much inconsistency in the way IPTO handled the case when all Dr. Chee wanted was fair treatment as an ordinary citizen, and not as a politician. Because of the uncertainty and confusion caused by IPTO, the benefit of the doubt should be given to Dr Chee.
Despite the elaborate argument put forth by the defence and prosecution, Judge Choo, took just a few seconds to dismiss the appeal and uphold the sentence, not to the surprise of everyone present.
Gandhi Ambalam
Chairman
Singapore Democratic Party
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gawddamnit. Chee should go to that conference.
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CSJÂ’s major problem is bankruptcy.
He must work towards getting a bankruptcy discharge and make a comeback, like JBJ. Focus on winning the hearts and minds of the people.
DonÂ’t wage a personal vendetta against those whoÂ’ve done him wrong.
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Do you people know who he really work for?
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does he luv jail so much?
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That never mattered.Originally posted by Gallardofever:Do you people know who he really work for?
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The lawyer talk so much, and then say CSJ should be given the benefit of the doubt.
If I was in the gallery, I would laugh out loud, HAH HAH HAH HAH
The prosecution has the more difficult job of proving beyond reasonable doubt that he is guilty.
The defence job is to show that there is a chance that he is not guilty.
After talking for 1 hour, he says CSJ should be given the benefit of the doubt,because CSJ might be confused, ha! He should state confidently, or however weakly, that CSJ is not guilty. To ask for the benefit of the doubt is a clear give away that he has no defence. Anyway, it is for the judge to give him the benefit of the doubt.
No wonder the judge dismiss his elaborate presentation in a few seconds.
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hahaha... i got totally no respect for this guy...
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The lawyer didn't do anything wrong. In any court of law (at least, in civilised societies where the rule of law reigns), any ambiguity not clearly established would result, de facto, in the benefit of the doubt being given to the defendant. As a matter of fact, the only amazing farce that has arisen from this entire episode stems from the fact that the defence counsel even needs to point out the obvious ambiguity to the bench, only to see the judge (effectively a puppet in a politicised judiciary) - in spite of his excessive legal training and experience - dismiss the argument so hastily.Originally posted by mancha:CSJ should not pay his lawyer.
Talk so much, and then say CSJ should be given the benefit of the doubt.
If I was in the gallery, I would laugh out loud, HAH HAH HAH HAH
The prosecution has the more difficult job of proving beyond reasonable doubt that he is guilty.
The defence job is to show that there is a chance that he is not guilty.
After talking for 1 hour, he says CSJ should be given the benefit of the doubt,because CSJ might be confused, ha! The lawyer is not worth his fee, however small. He should state confidently, or however weakly, that CSJ is not guilty. To ask for the benefit of the doubt is a clear give away that he has no defence. Anyway, it is for the judge to give him the benefit of the doubt.
No wonder the judge dismiss his elaborate presentation in a few seconds.
That's how lawyers who BS are treated.
It's obvious, if anything, the shambles known as a trial (which, in truth, is pretty much a politicised theatre) is nothing more than a facade which effectively masks another novelty - this regime having the most expensive theatre in the world in the form of a court of law.
I suppose this must be another wonderful demonstration of how the state and party are inseperable entities when state apparatus could be so freely utilised as a tool of oppression... -
Ya you are right.Originally posted by walesa:The lawyer didn't do anything wrong. ....
My apologies to him.
Addendum
The lawyer was only defending the undefendable.
My attack on him was rather harsh.
The attack was unwarranted.
I am sorry for the attack, and only that.
CSJ has no absolutely no excuse for his actions. -
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The truth is - the Judge took a few seconds to decide.
The decision was a foregone conclusion, the rest was all part of the wayang-kulit show.
The Judge hit the headlines for dispensing a six-month jail sentence for the crime of oral sex. -
Chee Soon Juan, Chee Soon Juan, you must admire the man for his ability to be so steadfast in his beliefs...
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Originally posted by Atobe:
Actually, we need some help from overseas. Some judges are totally under Lee family, let's say last time in Iraq saddam hussien still in power, then he drive car and bang you down, then Saddam hussien go court and sue you, guai guai doggy judge will sentence the victim to 10 yrs of imprisonment and $1 million fine for blocking saddam hussien's car, never mind the fact it's green light at the crossing and broad daylight and saddam's car is speeding. pardon my lousy english, i haven't slept whole night.
The truth is - the Judge took a few seconds to decide.
The decision was a foregone conclusion, the rest was all part of the wayang-kulit show.
[b]The Judge hit the headlines for dispensing a six-month jail sentence for the crime of oral sex.
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Many will say the injustice and cronyism in the courts does not affect them as long as they worship the Lees. This is why you have so many ass-sniffers in Singapore. People like CSJ, you can lock their bodies but their mind is free. Ass-sniffers are mentally imprisoned everyday of their lives...
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Deserves it!
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Originally posted by :Deserves it! so angry for what? He doesn't mind at all....
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And that is why Singapore's judicial system will never exists as a wholly independant enitity as long as she is ruled by a small oligarchy.
Originally posted by walesa:
The lawyer didn't do anything wrong. In any court of law (at least, in civilised societies where the rule of law reigns), any ambiguity not clearly established would result, de facto, in the benefit of the doubt being given to the [b]defendant. As a matter of fact, the only amazing farce that has arisen from this entire episode stems from the fact that the defence counsel even needs to point out the obvious ambiguity to the bench, only to see the judge (effectively a puppet in a politicised judiciary) - in spite of his excessive legal training and experience - dismiss the argument so hastily.
It's obvious, if anything, the shambles known as a trial (which, in truth, is pretty much a politicised theatre) is nothing more than a facade which effectively masks another novelty - this regime having the most expensive theatre in the world in the form of a court of law.
I suppose this must be another wonderful demonstration of how the state and party are inseperable entities when state apparatus could be so freely utilised as a tool of oppression...[/b] -
I really wonder if Chee 's role is to show what not to do?
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I still think CSJ is a PAP plant to make PAP look good
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In what way does Chee makes PAP look good?
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poor fella
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People like him knows exactly what they are doing... there is no need to feel sorry for him. This is his calling. The "suffering" is nothing. This is not something that the average human can understand. Only those that are self actualized will understand how and why Dr Chee can accept abuse like this and take it so serenely.Originally posted by de_middle:poor fella