Ladies and Gentlemen,
If u are working dealing with people,be it in private business
or as civil servant,what would u feel if the public
as for your full name?
I think u will ask'' Why do u need my full name?''
u will think OMG.Does s/he Want to make a complaint or compliment?
Gopalan Nair asked the full names of
investigation officer and others, including Deputy Public Prosecutor Peter Koy.
The ''others'' includes the Judge!!---Strait Times hard copy 25.07.2008.page H5.
,he asked for the full names of investigation officer,the
prosecutor and the Judge.
OMG!!
This is the first time i heard accused ask the full name of Judge
in court.
http://www.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne%2BNews/Crime/Story/A1Story20080724-78620.html
http://www.straitstimes.com/Latest%2BNews/Courts%2Band%2BCrime/STIStory_260880.html
Questions
1.News shows that DPP is Peter Koy.Why did he still ask for full name?
I assume he is asking for legal name as in NRIC.
2.Legally speaking,does he has the rights to know full legal names
of police of his cases,DPP and Judge?

http://www.straitstimes.com/Latest+News/Courts+and+Crime/STIStory_259934.html
In Novena Church Exorcism case,
a Father was asked the NRIC no. right after he had prayed for the woman,
or after the Exorcism was done as claimed by the woman.
The Father then told another Father that some things is wrong.
True enough.
2.I am not saying Nair will sue Judge,Police or DPP.
But some things seem wrong some where...
I hope i am too sensetive..
3.So,pl dunt ask my IC no.ASk my hp no. instead!!
Ladies and Gentlemen
Boys and Girls
After i read his records of his hearing in Disorderly Behavior
and Insulting Police Officers,i still dunt know why he need
the full legal names of the Judge,DPP and Policemen.
http://www.singaporedissident.blogspot.com/
2.PRC Embassy will hire top criminal lawyer Subhas Anandan
for Tan Lead Shake's wife,according to a news report on 1 August..
He has sought help from the China Embassy and will be meeting criminal lawyer Subhas Anandan today to discuss her case.
http://www.tnp.sg/news/story/0,4136,172001,00.html
Besides,Oz gavaman also provide legal assistance to Peter
Lloyd,the ABC reporter involved in drug case.
How will US Embassy and the US community will help
GP Nair?

Subhas Anandan
3.In this posting dated 28 July,Nair did not mention
like,US Department of State was updated daily
and US Embassy in SG followed this case closely..
Have they all forgot him?
In his previous posting,he showed confidence that Dr Rice
will be briefed on his case.
4.Foreign medias black out on Nair
He has appeared in court for few days for Little India case.
Except ST reported one or two times,no foreign media
reported on his case.
5.Will Dr Rice pity him?

US Secretary of State Dr Rice and SG FM George Yeo
In a recent meeting in SG,both of them exchange kiss on cheek.
This is not a routine official greeting,but a greeting
between friends.But the professional relationship
bewteen them will not affect the professional judgement of Dr Rice.
If they brought up Nair case,do u think Rice will believe Yeo?
As A female and a high profile offical , Dr Rice knows
very well how Judge Ang feel when Ang was described as
''prostituted'' for Lees.''Prostitution''is one of the serious insult
against female,if not the worst.
Ladies and Gentlemen,
First Day, Charge of Disorderly Behavior and Insulting Police Officers on 4th July 2008, American Independence Day, at or near Little India Singapore. I deny both charges.
July 24, 2008, Court 6, Subordinate Court Singapore, 9.30am
Case begins in court. 9. 30 am.
If
anyone was to read the following narration and was to think that I had
just killed 20 people in broad daylight, it is nothing of the sort. You
see it is Singapore that you are dealing with, where small petty
incidents and taken out of proportion if Lee’s political opponents are
involved; taken out of context, twisted and a mountain made of a mole
hill.
And not just that, taxpayers money wasted like water; with
court cases everyday, state controlled newspapers writing full page
twisted biased articles to vilify defame and discredit the offender,
hoping to make him look in the eyes of Singaporeans who are gullible
enough to believe such nonsense, that the man who had the audacity to
criticize Lee and his country, is indeed much worse than Guy Foxe himself; the criminal who set fire to London.
Again
and to bring you back to reality, the accusation here is merely that I
misbehaved and yelled at police officers. I am sure you will agree that
all over the world, people sometimes misbehave and out of frustration
or otherwise, call a policeman a pig or a donkey. And sometimes, I am
sure you will agree that some policeman; not all; deserve such a
scolding. And if that were to occur in any civilized country; the
culprit is faced with no more than a warning, admonished and permitted
to go his merry way; especially if it is his first time for such an
infraction.
You see, policemen are afterall civil servants. They serve us. We pay their wages through our taxes.
Therefore the best rule is that we should not insult insult anyone, not
just policemen and we should be kind to animals. Similarly policemen
should not insult citizens and they too should be kind to all living
things.
But not in Singapore. Oh no. Especially if a former opposition politician such as Gopalan Nair were involved; the most minor indiscretion has to be dealt with as
if he had committed no less that serial murders. The full extent of the
Singapore Police Force and the state controlled newspapers has to be
used to vilify and defame him. A warning is never sufficient if Gopalan Nair is involved. A warning may be sufficient for other ordinary men; but Gopalan Nair is not an ordinary man; certainly not in the eyes of this
dictatorship. He is one of a few but growing number of Singaporeans and
former Singaporeans who feel it is time that Lee and his cronies should
be told that Singaporeans should not be treated as slaves any longer.
Not just Singaporeans but no one should be treated that way.
So
Lee is afraid of what he sees. That is why he reacts this way, with
prosecutions and defamation actions whenever he hears any criticism.
This is not the reaction of a confident man to criticism. This itself
is proof that he fears the growing numbers of people who are now
courageously coming out to be counted. Standing up to this dictatorship
demanding to be heard even braving arrest prosecution, conviction and
imprisonment.
In Lee's Singapore, men such as Gopalan Nair have to be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. Taxpayer’s
money should be spent generously and lavishly for that purpose. He has
to be charged. His face has to appear in the state controlled Straits
Times on a daily basis with twisted reporting to show him as no better
than the devil himself. Not just for one day but on a daily basis. So
much so that everyday while I remain in Singapore against my will and
walk about the streets, almost every Singaporean recognizes me.
But mind you, that is not to say that I myself did any such thing. I have denied both charges. This much has to be clear.
But
the bad news for the Lee government is this. That if the intention of
the government is to make me look bad, the effect is just the reverse.
On a daily basis now, no less than 20 people approach me and
congratulate me on what I have done. And what is worse for the
government, after congratulating me and asking me to stand my ground;
they curse this government.
They are aware, thank God of the truth.
I
am becoming increasing popular in this country while I continue to
remain here. And I hope the state controlled Straits Times will
continue posting my picture daily on it.
And to remind you once
again, the accusation against me is only that I behaved in a disorderly
manner, whatever that is and I yelled curses at police officers. I deny
those charges. No big deal on any score. This is not theft, murder or
high treason. Please keep that in mind. Thanks.
In court at commencement of the trial, Gopalan Nair asks for full names of Judge, Prosecutor and Investigating Officer for the record. Suprisingly all of them refuse to give their full names. Prosecutor is prepared to say only that he is Peter Koy. Prosecutor is Chinese. They usually have a full Chinese name as well. The Judge is prepared only to say that he is James Leong and refuses to give his full name. In the case of Investigating Officer
in the case, he uses a completely false name. He claims to be S Vicki.
He wishes to remain to be entirely incognito.
When I pressed the
Prosecutor that he should not attempt to hide his true identity, that
these are legal proceedings and he should give his full name, his
answer was that he uses the name of Peter Koy only, that is how he appears in court and that he sees no necessity to give his full name to Gopalan Nair or to anyone else! Imagine that! These are legal proceedings and
he is refusing to give his full name; and not only that, the Judge is
himself trying to hide his true identity. Even he is not prepared, in
legal proceedings, mind you, to give his full name. He stands by his
position that there is n need to fully identify himself even though
these are legal proceedings in court. As for the Investigating Officer,
he is determined to hide his identity completely. I understand from
some court documents that his name is indeed S. Vikneshwaran,
Investigating Officer Central Police Division, HQ, but why he should be
so determined to remain under false pretenses like a thief is indeed
mind-boggling.
I do not know why the Judge, the Prosecutor in
court and the Investigating Officer are all so determined not to
provide their true names! Mr. Peter Koy, the prosecutor, the Judge in this case, Mr. James Leong and the gentleman who goes around under an entirely false name,
Investigating Officer Vicki all must have some compelling reason to
hide their identities. Or else why the great reluctance in stating who
they are?
As to why they are so determined to hide their true
names in official legal proceedings at any cost, is left entirely up to
you. I have since discovered through my research that the Judge is
actually Mr. James Leong Kui Yiu and the prosecutor is Peter Koy Su Hua. The Investigating Officer is S Vikneshwaran of the Central Police Division. I intend to ask him when he testifies
again what his true name is and that going around, as S Vicki will not
do at any cost. It will be interesting to see how he answers.
As for the Assistant to the Investigating Officer, I was informed that he is Tony Thien! Again full name was not provided despite my asking.
Since
the court was quite prepared to allow all government parties in the
case to go around under false or incomplete names, I then asked the
court, admittedly facetiously, that since this was so, perhaps they
should change my name in all court proceedings to Gordon, since any
other name would do! I pointed out that what is sauce for the goose
should be sauce for the gander after all. The Singapore constitution
does require equality under the law and if it is all right for judge,
prosecutor and police officers in the court to be going around under
false pretences, and incomplete names, why then should I not be
permitted now to be called Gordon instead in all court proceedings.
As
expected, and you would have guessed this much, the court denied my
request. Gordon was not allowed for me, but the prosecutor can use an
incomplete name, the Judge can do the same, the Investigating Officer
can use an entirely false name but in my case, Gordon was not
permitted. Please do not misunderstand me. I am very proud of my full
name Gopalan Nair and would rather die than be called something else. But for the
sake of testing the equality of persons before then law, it was quite
clear that it was one rule for the Judge, the Prosecutor and the
Investigating Officer but entirely another for the Singaporean
Dissident, Gopalan Nair.
A
point needs to be clarified on the state controlled Straits Times
report on me, of July 25 2008. It said without more that I asked the
court to address me as Gordon in court proceedings. This is not
entirely correct. I only asked that this be done, after the judge
insisted that he, James Leong was not prepared to tell us who he is, the prosecutor was not similarly
prepared and neither was the Investigating Officer. For the record, I
am Gopalan Nair, and very proud to be none other than Gopalan Nair, now and always.
I
then asked that the Investigating Officer, being a prosecution witness,
not be permitted to remain in court during the proceedings. It is well
known that in the past in Dr. Chee's cases, it was found that the Investigating Officer sat in court during
the proceedings, listened to the evidence, and was subsequently found
to be coaching other prosecution witnesses who were yet to testify.
This is a serious abuse of process. My request was granted,
surprisingly, with the prosecutor Mr. Peter Koy Su Hua confirming that the prosecutor will not be present in court while others testify.
My application for the other police witness Mr. Tony Thien to be sequestrated was disallowed on the grounds that he has to help
the prosecutor with administrative duties. The judge had directed the
prosecutor to order him not to relay any information to other police
witnesses but to what extent he would keep that word, one does not know
at this stage.
After the above exchanges in the morning, came another shocker.
The
prosecution now, on the first day of trial, requests leave to serve on
me amended charges. Although the prosecution had all the time in the
world, since my arrest on July 4th 2008, American Independence Day, they wait until the day of the trial,
July 24, 2008, 20 full days later, to surprise me with amended charges.
Naturally
I object. The rule of law is very clear. The prosecutor is required to
give notice to the Defendant of the charges he has to meet in
sufficient time, for trial preparation.
It is entirely unacceptable to surprise the Defendant with charges to
which he had no time to address. I strenuously object. But the
prosecutor argues that I should proceed and defend myself to them
because according to him, the changes are minor and therefore such a
practice of handing in amended charges at the last minute is
permissible.
Thank God I am a lawyer and not a layman even
though for the purposes of this trial, I am a layman. Had I been a
layman in the true sense with no legal training at all, this prosecutor
would have got away with it.
The court orders that the trial
itself start on Monday, July 28, 2008 except for the testimony of Dr.
Cheong which will be heard that day, and about which I explain below.
The first witness was supposed to be Doctor Gabriel Choeng of the Raffles Medical Group, A and E Department. Another surprise. Prosecutor Peter Koy Su Hua suddenly produces a medical report of this doctor and serves it on me; the first time I have ever seen it. He then says that unbeknown st to me, Dr. Cheong has to leave the country for a year on Sunday night, 2 days later and
that I should cross-examine him on his testimony that very day or else
he will not be available for a long time!
What in Heavens! The police had from July 4th 2008 to give me the police report and they spring another surprise on
the day of the trial with a medical report and a request that I conduct
a cross examination of the doctor that very day, right away!
Upon my vigorous objection, the Judge agreed to have the doctor's testimony to be taken on August 6th,
2008, which happens to be a trial date for this case. Not wanting to
wait that long, and being faced with an impossible situation, I
reluctantly agreed to do my best that afternoon, after I had consulted
my legal help, Mr. Chia Ti Lik.
Afternoon 2.30 pm. Court No 6, Subordinate Court, same day
2 amended charges, one for disorderly conduct and another for insulting police officers are read to me. I plead not guilty.
The charges are that on or about 10.30 pm on July 4th 2008 at a place known as Little India Singapore which is an area where
the Indian community is concentrated, I had behaved disorderly in that
I had gesticulated with my hands (whatever that means) and I had
insulted police officers by using expletives at them. These 2 charges
are not only baseless, they are absurd. I had no reason for doing this
and no motive whatsoever. As to why the police are charging me with
this, only they know. I have all along denied these charges and have
clearly stated that I intend to fully dispute them.
Doctor Gabriel Cheong,
of Raffles Medical Group, A and E Department now takes the stand. He
was the doctor who first examined me at Cantonment Police Station
during the early hours of the morning after my arrest on July 25, 2008
while I was in custody.
The doctor is referred to his medical report prepared by him. In summary it states as follows. He saw me at 0125 hours on July 5th 2008. The examination was completed at 0133 hours. That he was asked to
examine me for injuries and to take a sample of my blood for alcohol
analysis. That I had told him that I was forced to the ground by police
officers and that my spectacles were damaged. That I had complained of
pain to my wrists from the use of handcuffs. That I was clinically
ambulant. That he noted alcoholic breath. That he noted superficial
abrasions over both my wrists. That there was no evidence of bruising
or cuts on the rest of my body during examination. That he deemed me
fit to be locked up. That he took a blood sample at 0128 hours. That
testing of the blood was carried out by Center for Forensic Science.
That the results are still pending at the time of the report.
The
prosecutor then asked the doctor to summarize his findings. The doctor
repeats what is in the report. He states that I had full range of
motion with both hands, left shoulder and elbow. And then he repeats
what is in his medical report. For the first time, he states that he
noticed an abrasion on my right eyebrow.
To the prosecutor’s
question as to why he did not mention the abrasion on the right
eyebrow, his answer was that he was only concerned with life
threatening injuries and that he was not looking for other lesser
injuries. He did however say that I had tenderness on both elbows as
well, although this too did not appear in his medical report.
At
my question whether such injuries to my right eyebrow could have been
caused by forcefully pushing me to the ground, the doctor agreed that
it is impossible to hypothesize as to what amounts to excessive force,
as was my contention that I was thrown to the floor with excessive
force.
However to my question to the doctor as to how I behaved
with him during his medical examination, his answer was that I did not
behave disorderly before him, that I was polite to him and to all
intends and purposes I behaved towards him like a gentleman. Moreover
the medical report on my blood analysis from Health Sciences Authority
dated July 08, 2008 states my blood alcohol level to be 24 mg per 100
ml. This report categorically proves that I was not drunk at all, and
what is more, I am even fit to drive a car. The alcohol limit for drunk
driving, as you know is 35mg per 100ml.
The case was adjourned
to Monday July 28, 2008. I will be writing on what transpired on this
day in my next blog post, hopefully tomorrow.
Gopalan Nair
Singapore