CPF buld Protesters File Suit Against Minister, Police
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Singapore Protesters File Suit Against Minister, Police
SINGAPORE (AP)--Three demonstrators who were confronted by dozens of police in Singapore last month filed a lawsuit on Friday against authorities who they claimed violated their rights to assemble and peacefully protest.
The three allege that Home Affairs Minister Wong Kan Seng, who is also deputy prime minister, and Commissioner of Police Khoo Boon Hui acted unconstitutionally when police forces confronted them Aug. 11.
The three and another person had stood silently outside a public building carrying signs that called for greater transparency in Singapore''s national institutions. Dozens of police - some in riot gear - surrounded them, ordering them to leave or face arrest.
Police said they were acting on a complaint from a member of the public that the protesters were causing a nuisance. All four complied with the police request.
"We have the right to hold peaceful protests," said Yap Keng Ho, one of the three protesters who filed the suit. "Both the police and protesters have to be guided by the court, so we want the court to tell us how to do peaceful protests without being dispersed by the police."
Yap said they were also filing the lawsuit because they planned to hold more protests in the future, but declined to elaborate. The case will be heard Oct. 21.
Though Singaporeans are guaranteed rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly under the constitution, public dissent is extremely rare in the city-state, where outdoor gatherings of five or more people require police permits.
Police have repeatedly refused to issue such permits, citing potential "law and order problems."
The group claim police had not properly investigated the situation to determine if the four protesters had caused any inconvenience before moving to disperse them. They also demanded that police return T-shirts and placards which were seized from them.
Officials from the Home Affairs Ministry, which oversees the city-state''s police force, could not immediately be reached for comment Friday. -
WKS needs a bullet in the back of his head. it is painless and he won't suffer much agony in his final moments.
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I'm betting dollars to donuts that hardly a whimper is going to come out of all this.
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They are backed by Anmesty International. DR Chee got an award of democratic representation....Think carefully, They will go on ranting if nothing comes out of it...The news will be all over the world.
The world had learnt a lesson with Saddam and Hitler. -
These people really have nothing better to do...
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They are fighting for u and your life. They have nothing to gain from it but everything to lose.Originally posted by shade343:These people really have nothing better to do...
All over the world human rights and fairness is declining at an alarming rate. A few kind people in the world have taken to make the world a better place for u and me. If u dont support at least dont condemn. -
I wonder what they law suit they have filed? I am guessing Judicial Review?