James Gomez arrested !!!!

CoolMyth SG

Aljunied WP team:

Goh Meng Seng
James Gomez
Lim Swee Lian Sylvia
Mohd Rahizan B Yaacob Malay Guy
Tan Wui-Hua

Gomez didn't do anything wrong for that, right? Or I am missing something?

lftwgr SG

Nobody said opposition candidates can't learn from their unfortunate predecessors.

It's not as if WP was guaranteed the GRC, and going by all the past elections, it is always a good idea to have a plan B if you're the person targetted by the Pappists in the run up to the election.

casino_king SG

Neutral

sbst275 SG

If no requirement is needed for an Indian canidate cert, why he went there?

In fact, when the boundary report came out 2 mths bef election came, it was stated clearly already what's the requirement esp TODAY published it

If you can say you got a source not from the ELD, state the link

sbst275 SG

He went to ask for an Indian minority cert

kilua SG

Answer the question

Have you heard both sides of the story?

if you have not, your judgment is merely a one sided point of view.

casino_king SG

This thread is a hoax… don’t get so excited. They can’t afford to turn Gomez into the next CSJ.

dibilo SG

why did you say so?

casino_king SG

That This thread is a hoax... or They can't afford to turn Gomez into the next CSJ?

lftwgr SG

I find it comforting that everytime they try to 'fix' the opposition post-election, new ones arrive on the scene the next GE.

Onward and forward, I say.

sbst275 SG

If anyone wants to see which GRC needs what

Green is Malay

Blue is Indian or other Minority

Section right below

http://www.elections.gov.sg/types_electoral.htm#2

lionnoisy SG

all mod are sleeping?

If the suject is not true,close this thread now.

Very details will be revealed if this guy to be questioned.

There are other people involved:
play write,director,etc James will not be alone.

casino_king SG

Interesting to see how much passion JG stirs…. even for something that is a hoax

ObviousMan SG

Shucks! It's True!

http://sg.news.yahoo.com/060507/3/40lwi.html

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Sunday May 7, 9:26 PM Reuters
Singapore opposition candidate faces police probe

SINGAPORE, May 7 (Reuters) - A Singapore opposition candidate has been summoned for police questioning after a complaint by the Elections Department one day after a poll in the city state, a police official said on Sunday.

James Gomez, 40, a candidate from the emerging opposition Workers' Party (WP), came under attack from the ruling People's Action Party (PAP) after he wrongly claimed that the Elections Department, which comes under the Prime Minister's Office, had lost one of his polling forms.

Gomez, who apologised for his oversight, was repeatedly condemned as a "liar" by PAP leaders, who accused him of a ruse to discredit the election office.

"Police have received a complaint against Mr. James Gomez from the Elections Department. Police are investigating," police spokeswoman Siow Cheng Cheng told Reuters.

The police probe came a day after the election, which saw the PAP, led by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, winning 66.6 percent of the votes cast and sweeping 82 out of 84 seats in parliament.

As with previous polls, this election was also overshadowed by defamation lawsuits and personal attacks -- a timeworn PAP tactic that has bankrupted some opposition leaders, thus disqualifying them for parliament.

Just a week before the election, Lee and his father, Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew, launched a defamation suit against the tiny Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) and its leaders.

Blue Dolphin SG

Click and see

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_POL_SINGAPORE_POLITICIAN_ARRESTED_ASOL-?SITE=ASIAONE&SECTION=SPECIAL&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2006-05-07-07-49-18

ObviousMan SG

Another one.
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_POL_SINGAPORE_POLITICIAN_ARRESTED_ASOL-?SITE=ASIAONE&SECTION=SPECIAL&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2006-05-07-07-49-18

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May 7, 8:35 AM EDT

Singapore opposition politician arrested for allegedly threatening election officials

By EN-LAI YEOH
Associated Press Writer

SINGAPORE (AP) -- A Singapore opposition politician was arrested Sunday for allegedly threatening the country's election officials, a day after he failed to win a seat in national elections, an aide said.

Workers' Party candidate James Gomez was arrested Sunday for alleged "criminal intimidation," his aide Jacob George said. Gomez was attempting to leave the country but was stopped by immigration officials, who turned him over to the police.

"We don't know the specifics, but it could be due to the minority certificate," said George, referring to an incident when Gomez initially accused officials of misplacing his election papers more than a week before Saturday's election.

He subsequently apologized after security camera footage showed he put the form into his bag. The academic claimed he was distracted.

Gomez was part of a five-member Workers' Party team that contested a multimember ward against the ruling People's Action Party, where a minority candidate is compulsory.

On Saturday, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's PAP won 82 of 84 seats in Singapore's 10th general elections since independence in 1965.

"Police received a complaint against James Gomez from the Elections Department, and police are investigating," said police spokeswoman Siow Cheng Cheng. She did not elaborate.

A security official, speaking on condition of anonymity in line with policy, said Gomez has not been charged. If found guilty for criminal intimidation, Gomez could be jailed for up to seven years.

It is not immediately clear why the elections department waited till after the polls to file the complaint.

The incident was played up by ruling party politicians and local media, which rarely deviate from the government line.

Singapore's founding father Lee Kuan Yew, called Gomez, 40, "a liar" and a "bad egg."

"He's not a fool ... He's saying he's got brains," elder statesman Lee was quoted on state-broadcaster Channel NewsAsia's Web site as saying. "Well, what do you use those brains for?"

Lee is the father of the current prime minister and wields considerable influence as "Minister Mentor" in his son's cabinet.

The PAP said they targeted Gomez, a researcher with a Stockholm-based institute, as it was an issue of credibility.

ObviousMan SG

Someone out to FIX him!

Too obvious liao lah!
Surprised

casino_king SG

Police spokeswoman Siow Cheng Cheng you people siao liao ah? Mr. Green

Aveme SG

yes it is true

i wonder how that can be treated as a threat?

He was just reminding the staff that it is a very serious issue and asked them to double check b4 calling him which the staff did later and gomez accepted and even later apologized for any confusion and distress born by the staff.

And regards to the fact that he did not need the minority certificate

It was already explained that Gomez requested for such a certificate incase from the day he request for it to the nomination day,emergency situation warrent him to be transferred to be contested in another GRC.Not unreasonable to be well prepared? Shows that WP is more careful this time round and more serious?

sbst275 SG

You go talk the same way to a civil servant, see what happens to you the next moment

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