Gopalan Nair is arrested

• Civilgoh

  1 Jun 08, 15:45

  http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/351129/1/.html

  Police arrest former Singaporean for insulting public servant
  By Bhagman Singh, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 01 June 2008 0021 hrs

  SINGAPORE: Police have arrested a former Singaporean for the offence of "threatening, abusing or insulting a public servant".

  In response to media queries, police confirmed that Gopalan Pallichadath Nair, who is now a US citizen, was arrested at Broadway Hotel along Serangoon Road on Saturday.

  A warrant of arrest without bail was granted by the courts for the arrest.

  Nair is alleged to have sent an email to the Attorney-General and the Solicitor-General which contained statements amounting to the offence of insulting a public servant.

  The statements were directed against Justice Belinda Ang, a Supreme Court judge. The statements were also posted on Nair's blog.

  Nair is presently in police custody. He will be charged in court on Monday. - CNA/de

• shade343

  1 Jun 08, 20:04

  LOL. Or beee good!

• googoomuck

  1 Jun 08, 20:11

  Why mm lee haven't make his move yet? He's challenging lee, not the judge.

   

• dumbdumb!

  1 Jun 08, 20:17

  pwned.. =/

   

• Fatum

  1 Jun 08, 20:21

   

  what's this high flying american immigration lawyer doing in a two star hotel off little india ? .....

• Short Ninja

  1 Jun 08, 20:35

  Originally posted by Fatum:

   

  what's this high flying american immigration lawyer doing in a two star hotel off little india ? .....

  He must be living on a budget knowing his backside and especially his wallet is going to koyak soon.hahaha

• hloc

  1 Jun 08, 20:48

  His arrest was not about MM or PM.....

   

  But I think for calling the Judge at CJS case..... Names.

• Fatum

  1 Jun 08, 21:11

   

  whatever the case, I have no sympathies for the chap .... 

   

• kramnave

  1 Jun 08, 21:14

  Originally posted by googoomuck:

  Why mm lee haven't make his move yet? He's challenging lee, not the judge.

   

  Calling her a prostitute..not a very nice word to use.

• Fatum

  1 Jun 08, 21:18

  Originally posted by kramnave:

  Calling her a prostitute..not a very nice word to use.

  this fella thought he can hide behind his US citizenship and snip from there ....

  I think he richly deserves it .....

   

• dumbdumb!

  1 Jun 08, 21:20

  hmm. i think prostituting may not be about sexual services. but it's about selling certain service for money, which is degrading in itself.

• kramnave

  1 Jun 08, 21:22

  Originally posted by Fatum:

  this fella thought he can hide behind his US citizenship and snip from there ....

  I think he richly deserves it .....

   

  Well he did come back and ask to be arrested. How can we reject him . Hope he is not running away from ah long.

• Fatum

  1 Jun 08, 21:25

  Originally posted by kramnave:

  Well he did come back and ask to be arrested. How can we reject him . Hope he is not running away from ah long.

   

  well the chap was taunting the powers that be to sue him ... now he's got somehing even better ...

  but you watch ... when he goes back to the states, this chap here will come up with a lot of "abu Gharib" style torture stories ...

• Short Ninja

  1 Jun 08, 21:26

  sekali he end up writing a best seller

• newcomer

  1 Jun 08, 21:27

  Originally posted by Short Ninja:

  sekali he end up writing a best seller

  
  excellent foresight!

• Fatum

  1 Jun 08, 21:28

  Originally posted by Short Ninja:

  sekali he end up writing a best seller

  maybe a movie deal too ....

  his types are very good at promoting themselves ...

• kramnave

  1 Jun 08, 21:28

  Originally posted by Short Ninja:

  sekali he end up writing a best seller

  along the lines of John Grisham ?

• Short Ninja

  1 Jun 08, 21:32

  Even Michael Fay got a book deal after the Rotan case

• kramnave

  1 Jun 08, 21:34

  Originally posted by Short Ninja:

  Even Michael Fay got a book deal after the Rotan case

  Nair either max $5k fine or max 1 yr jail..small change..if he kena fine and he pay up then no story liao.

• Short Ninja

  1 Jun 08, 21:35

  Originally posted by newcomer:

  
  excellent foresight!

  
  He is no ordinary Prata Man. I see his academic qualification also I scared!

• Civilgoh

  1 Jun 08, 21:38

  Originally posted by Short Ninja:

  
  He is no ordinary Prata Man. I see his academic qualification also I scared!

  
  He must be of a certain standing if not he will not dare challenge the dictator and son.  He must have calculated the risk and may have lots to fall back on as he anticipates something like that will happen to him.

  He not stupid ok.

• Fatum

  1 Jun 08, 21:40

  Originally posted by Short Ninja:

  
  He is no ordinary Prata Man. I see his academic qualification also I scared!

  he's no ivy leaguer .....

  http://www.us-immigrationlaw.com/att.html

  that's his one man show there ....

   

• kramnave

  1 Jun 08, 21:40

  Originally posted by Short Ninja:

  
  He is no ordinary Prata Man. I see his academic qualification also I scared!

  Go read "Why Smart People Do Dumb Things". CSJ holds a doctorate as well.

• laurence82

  1 Jun 08, 21:42

  well, the men in white certainly got stash of top notch degrees and 'shitload 'of experience' right?

  doesnt make them any less screwed up

   

• eagle

  1 Jun 08, 21:46

  He's a little too much, I've to agree.

  Maybe he wants to contribute some money into Singapore's economy, and use it to advertise himself internationally at the same time