I met someone at the SDP Kook out party.
TKL - What is your name?
Him - I am Jonathan.
TKL - Your occupation?
Him - Social worker
TKL - You look familiar. Are you the guy who is being charged for organising a silent protest up a MRT train?
Him - Yes, that's me.
TKL - I remembered you had a strange name - like Jolovan Wham?
Him - Yes, that's me.
TKL - You said Jonathan?
Him - My father wanted to call me Jonathan. But he could not speak English well. So, the registration staff wrote Jolovan.
Okay, he is a report about Jolovan Wham. It is ridiculous that a silent protest is also against the law. Right?
For the vandalism charge? He put up two notices about the silent protest and removed it. And he is still being charged.
How many people put up notices at bus stops on their tuition service or renting a room. Should they also be charged for vandalism? The selective prosecution looks bad for justice in Singapore.
http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/courts-crime/civil-activist-jolovan-wham-charged-in-court
TKL - What is your name?
Him - I am Jonathan.
TKL - Your occupation?
Him - Social worker
TKL - You look familiar. Are you the guy who is being charged for organising a silent protest up a MRT train?
Him - Yes, that's me.
TKL - I remembered you had a strange name - like Jolovan Wham?
Him - Yes, that's me.
TKL - You said Jonathan?
Him - My father wanted to call me Jonathan. But he could not speak English well. So, the registration staff wrote Jolovan.
Okay, he is a report about Jolovan Wham. It is ridiculous that a silent protest is also against the law. Right?
For the vandalism charge? He put up two notices about the silent protest and removed it. And he is still being charged.
How many people put up notices at bus stops on their tuition service or renting a room. Should they also be charged for vandalism? The selective prosecution looks bad for justice in Singapore.
http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/courts-crime/civil-activist-jolovan-wham-charged-in-court
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After peoples' unhappiness over Minister Indranee's statement on Keppel's bribery case, having suffered enough in huge fines and loss of reputation, now Prosecutors' hand forced to change tack, charging some lower level executives at Keppel's subsidiary, sparing top Management from blame. In politics here, Justice has to be seen, but selectively.
In Japan the CEO or Chairman of such conglomerate will have to bow and apologise on TV, then self resign, but in uniquely Singapore, responsibility could be taichied away, with top gun still sitting pretty in their seats, still collecting big angpow bonuses.
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