What exactly did the previous Attorney General, V K Rajah advised the government concerning the counting of the Elected President?
This has always been a mystery. The government refused to disclose the details of his advice.
It has led to a challenge by Dr. Tan Cheng Bock and an appeal. MP Sylvia Lim has made several attempts to raise this question in Parliament.
Here is an account of the recent debate.
http://www.straitstimes.com/politics/parliament-shanmugam-sylvia-lim-debate-reason-for-govts-decision-on-counting-of
I will now offer my speculation on the advice given by V K Rajah.
He must have advised the government that, based on the constition, the counting should start from President Ong Teng Cheong and that the only way for the government to overcome it is to take a policy decision to name President Wee Kim Wee when passing the Act of Parliament on the reserved presidential election.
This advice must be embarrasing to the government. So, the government refused to disclose the detail of the advice.
This has always been a mystery. The government refused to disclose the details of his advice.
It has led to a challenge by Dr. Tan Cheng Bock and an appeal. MP Sylvia Lim has made several attempts to raise this question in Parliament.
Here is an account of the recent debate.
http://www.straitstimes.com/politics/parliament-shanmugam-sylvia-lim-debate-reason-for-govts-decision-on-counting-of
I will now offer my speculation on the advice given by V K Rajah.
He must have advised the government that, based on the constition, the counting should start from President Ong Teng Cheong and that the only way for the government to overcome it is to take a policy decision to name President Wee Kim Wee when passing the Act of Parliament on the reserved presidential election.
This advice must be embarrasing to the government. So, the government refused to disclose the detail of the advice.
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