Gopalan Nair in Singapore:Judge Belinda Ang's Kangaroo Court

last SG · 2008-05-30T23:19:24+00:00

First world western countries also arrest bloggers which made racistsremarks etcI quote the case are not to defend SG 's arrests,past orpresent or future.Jus...

dumbdumb! SG

he ish drinking kopi wif the police now

sway

Poh Ah Pak SG

Round 1 to Lee Kuan Yew!

Now the stage for another showdown has been set.

Former WP politician Gopalan Nair has been arrested and awaiting to be charged in court on Monday. The former Singaporean who is now an American citizen and a lawyer in Fremont, California issued a challenge to have him arrested in his latest posts.

Our state media revealed the news of the arrest in this format:

SINGAPORE: Police have arrested a former Singaporean for the offence of “threatening, abusing or insulting a public servant”.

In response to media queries, police confirmed that Gopalan Pallichadath Nair, who is now a US citizen, was arrested at Broadway Hotel along Serangoon Road on Saturday.

A warrant of arrest without bail was granted by the courts for the arrest.

Nair is alleged to have sent an email to the Attorney-General and the Solicitor-General which contained statements amounting to the offence of insulting a public servant.

The statements were directed against Justice Belinda Ang, a Supreme Court judge. The statements were also posted on Nair’s blog.

Nair is presently in police custody. He will be charged in court on Monday.

Read Gopi’s posts below which have been reproduced for the sake of posterity. But the real lesson here is that we common sheep is not allowed to air our disgust and frustrations towards the incorruptible and infallible members of the ruling government. Your impertinent challenge will not be taken lightly and you will be taken to the cul-de-sac, you insolent bastard.

Our superior brand of democracy unlike Jeffersonian types cannot be tarnished and voices of dissent must be silenced. Have you not learned anything that our system is superior and perfect? That we are above suspicion and hearsay? We will never be a first world country if insolent dissident types like Mr. Gopi Nair and Dr. Chee are allowed to sow discord and lies.

Foreigners or former Singaporeans are not exempt from this mode of justice. Even if you are American, Jamaican or Martian- consider yourself warned! You will be pursued even in cyberspace and thrown into jail.

Swift is our retribution and the justice meted out is fitting! Throw these annoying people to jail and to hell whatever they are saying. We must protect our integrity. For the glory of Sheep City and the good of the people.

For my million dollar salary.

http://aidilomar.com/2008/06/01/gopalan-nair-arrested/

Poh Ah Pak SG

Police have arrested a former Singaporean for the offence of "threatening, abusing or insulting a public servant".

What does this mean?

If I say Lee Kuan Yew is a fucking bastard or go and die Lee Kuan Yew, is it illegal?

dumbdumb! SG

hmm well, he challenged.

maurizio13 SG

so that the american could get the publicity he wanted (the american society likes it), so that he could increase his value in america and upgrade his home to middle-class district.

Yes yes.

By doing what he is doing, his bank account will miraculously increase to afew millions, so that he can upgrade his home to middle class district.

Obviously there is either an error in your understanding of the term "middle class" or you don't know anything about him; and you are only spreading disinformation to elevate the P4P.

Simpleton.

kopiosatu SG

GE GE GE GE~!!!!!!

sbst275 SG

Even if you hurl insults or abuse to medical staff, e hospital reserves every right to take legal action against you as well

Civilgoh SG

Even if you hurl insults or abuse to medical staff, e hospital reserves every right to take legal action against you as well

Are you referring to govtr hospital or private hospital?

sbst275 SG

Are you referring to govtr hospital or private hospital?

any hospital

Civilgoh SG

any hospital

I am surprised. I have friends working in govt hospitals. I was told the hospital in OUtram Road is very much controlled by PAP/LKY.

balance_else_complacent SG

Police catch Gopalan Nair, this will make LKY look even worst, in bad light. The US will side their citizen, remember Micheal Fay case. Gopalan purposely challenge LKY to expose the latter's weakness. I suggest Lee retire from politics, he is in power too long, dont want to let go.

I also think that Gopal is professional american lawyer and still he sets up himself to be captured by doing a sure-kenna act.

It seems that he is already prepared from the start.

These guys are super humans. guts of steel. very confident.

Chee, JBJ, Gopal.

Now, the difference is Gopal is 100% an American Citizen. Citizen of the United States of America.

Wonder how this story will unfold and be covered by the world record newsmen.

maurizio13 SG

Even if you hurl insults or abuse to medical staff, e hospital reserves every right to take legal action against you as well

There is a difference between insults or abuse and statement of opinion.

If it's my opinion to call you stupid or immoral or dumb or corrupt, it's my right to express my opinion. An opinion can never be right or wrong, it's an expression of personal views. There could be people who are opined to find gays repulsive and disgusting, whereas there are others who think otherwise. Opinions are not a statement of facts.

Opinion:

1. a belief or judgment that rests on grounds insufficient to produce complete certainty.

2. a personal view, attitude, or appraisal.

Civilgoh SG

Wait and see what else will they do to Gopalan.

maurizio13 SG

I also think that Gopal is professional american lawyer and still he sets up himself to be captured by doing a sure-kenna act.

It seems that he is already prepared from the start.

These guys are super humans. guts of steel. very confident.

Chee, JBJ, Gopal.

Now, the difference is Gopal is 100% an American Citizen. Citizen of the United States of America.

Wonder how this story will unfold and be covered by the world record newsmen.

Should be fun to see how it unfolds after lau Lee wins his defamation suit against him, which I have no doubt he will win if the case is heard in Singapore.

Wonder how is he going to enforce the damages as all of Gopalan's assets are in the US. I would also think he would be smart enough to transfer all his assets to someone else.

maurizio13 SG

So sad.

Another sacrificial lamb gone to the slaughter.

sbst275 SG

There is a difference between insults or abuse and statement of opinion.

Opinion:

1. a belief or judgment that rests on grounds insufficient to produce complete certainty.

2. a personal view, attitude, or appraisal.

I think from my past experience (in fact I ever had to dispel an arguement with a group of friends who ended up arguing), sometimes it can just been over 1 word, again 1 word and you can end up into quarrel.

As for the issue of personal views, as again if the reading party is uncomfy or even feel assaulted by it, still it can land you into trouble

Civilgoh SG

As for the issue of personal views, as again if the reading party is uncomfy or even feel assaulted by it, still it can land you into trouble

Agree. It happened in real life and it happen in forums.

Civilgoh SG

don't they want to "upgrade" themselves by letting this case be handled by the international court.

maurizio13 SG

As for the issue of personal views, as again if the reading party is uncomfy or even feel assaulted by it, still it can land you into trouble

So what you are saying is that all Singaporeans have no right to their personal opinions? There is only 1 opinion and you cannot deviate from it and have to follow it 100%. There is a difference between going to a hospital and telling the staff that they are stupid, and going to a hospital to yell profanities at them. Tell you what, next time anybody calls you stupid. You take him to court to sue him, see if you win.

Opinions are different from statement of facts. Don't be kuku and get the two mixed up like you always do.

Even if I know you, I can tell you straight in the face that you are stupid and you can't do anything about it.

A word makes alot of difference.

maurizio13 SG

don't they want to "upgrade" themselves by letting this case be handled by the international court.

You think Lee & Son will allow it?

And risk the case to be thrown out like the Devan Nair's case in the Canadian Supreme Court.

They have an upper hand in Singapore courts.

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