Ladies and Gentlemen,
You have to read the article in the Singapore
Democrat,http://www.yoursdp.org/, Dr. Chee Soon Juan's website, who
is Lee Kuan Yew's enemy number one, "Seelan Palay under
investigation for One Nation under Lee" of June 25, 2009.
What you will see is the beaming face of Seelan Palay, a Singapore
human rights activist, grinning from ear to ear with delight,
immediately after he attended a police station in the island
republic, accused of allegedly insulting the Singapore dictator or
something equally silly as expected of Lee Kuan Yew and his
minions.
The film as you will see is not only completely innocuous, it is a
very truthful account of the human rights violations and injustices
perpetrated by the strongman against his people in the
island.
As is routine practice there, Lee Kuan Yew's police are yet again
going after a young man who is merely showing non violent peaceful
dissent against his one party rule. This time, the dictator's
police are interrogating human rights activist and film producer,
Seelan Palay, for privately showing this film on May 17, 2008 at a
hotel; a film which he personally produced and directed. The film
was, to say the least, critical of the strongman and the way he
runs the country. It can be freely watched on Internet
youtube.
The article itself narrates verbatim the policeman's questions and
Seelan's mocking, defiant answers. To almost all the questions put
to him by the policeman, he not only refuses to answer, but appears
to ask the police to go to Hell! The comedy of it all is not only
his willingness to show his smiling face just after his police
interrogation session, as if he had just knocked out the policeman
in a boxing match; he goes on to mock and sneer him by publishing
the questions and answers verbatim, telling the public that he
cared two hoots for this police officer or for his master Lee Kuan
Yew!
It is this sort of reaction from the people, who are expected to
live in fear and obedience, that intolerably peeves Lee Kuan Yew,
Singapore's supreme strongman. In the past, Lee Kuan Yew's "digits"
(this is what he has called Singapore citizens) whenever he arrests
or questions them, froze with fear and immediately rolled over in
submission. But now, quite often, when he abuses the law to silence
them, the reaction appears the opposite. They no longer appear
cowed and submissive, silenced and kicked into oblivion; instead
they appear overjoyed at making Lee Kuan Yew look silly, by smiling
and celebrating, as if they had just gone to a party!
The reaction to Lee's strong handedness appears changing . Instead
of being ashamed, frightened and going away quietly, they are
literally laughing at Lee Kuan Yew; telling him very clearly that
he has a stupid set of laws (laws that deny fundamental human
rights), and they have not the slightest of respect for it.
Dr. Chee Soon Juan, the human rights fighter, of the Singapore
Democratic Party has been bankrupted and punished in more ways than
one. Instead of quietly going away, he continues to expose the
dictatorship for what it is, an intolerant dictatorship, by writing
daily in his blog which is now read by almost every Singaporean who
can read! And all Lee can do is to look silly and stand idly by. It
seems, he has finally given up going after Dr. Chee Soon
Juan.
Recently we had a number of young activists who were sent to jail
because, believe it or not, they wore T Shirts emblazoned with a
picture of a kangaroo in the vicinity of the High Court Singapore
(the Kangaroo T Shirt Case). Lee Kuan Yew's compliant judge Judith
Prakash appears to have been offended and she sent the 3 people to
jail. I understand this woman is not taking any more cases and is
in the process of leaving for Australia for good! Perhaps she can't
take the heat anymore. She has now been known the world over as the
"Kangaroo Judge". How appropriate that she is going of all
coutnries to Australia, the only place in the world with
kangaroos!
But I have digressed. What I should have said was that after the 3,
John Tan, Izrizal and Shafi, the "kangaroo T shirt culprits" were
released from Lee Kuan Yew's prison, the Queenstown, they were
garlanded by a welcoming party and were seen singing songs and
carried about as if they had just won first prize in the lottery! I
understand they sang some kangaroo songs, filmed all of it and put
in on Youtube. You can see their jubilation and merriment on the
Internet.
It has been the same for each and every human rights activist which
Lee Kuan Yew routinely sends to jail for violating his completely
illegal laws; laws intended not to uphold the rule of law but to
squarely break it.
You would recall that I myself was sent to jail for 3 months for
pointing out the bias of judge Belinda Ang Saw Ean. When I was
released from that prison, there was the usual welcoming party but
since I had an American passport, I was whisked off to Singapore
Immigration in a prison van. Otherwise I too would have had the
opportunity for some merriment and party outside the prison.
Lee Kuan Yew's trying to intimidate guys like Seelan Palay is
becoming a joke. No one cares for his politically motivated laws to
stifle dissent. It is strange that his million dollar ministers do
not see this. The dictator has for too long tried to abuse his
powers to silence his people. Now they don't care anymore.
Gopalan Nair
http://singaporedissident.blogspot.com/2009/06/
hi Uncle chia,
Pl ask Uncle Nair if he has paid the outstanding fine to Laws
Society
and Attorney General.If not,has CPF Board deduct it from Nair's
CPF account.
The amout is S$300,000 somethings.
2.Can i share with u guys how to conduct a fee collecting
event
without being caught.
u can make under Engagement celebration ,XXXX Company (secret
society alike)
birthday party.Then u should get the money in the form of Ang
Bao.
Play smart.Like many did under Japanese Occupation and British
Colony.
Money inside Malay green Ang Bao also will do.
Dunt so stupid put in the net that u charge money...
collecting $20 to watch a movie is not a private matter
lah..
this is a public show.
dunt make the job of Judge difficult.Even the Judge wan to help
u
also cannot.Tons of evidence.
Or u can provide inside toilets......
But i must say the Narrator Ms Chee is excellent.
Much convincing than LHL in GE speech...
