Originally posted by PatrickLTH:
I still believe the independent of Singapore
Judiciary.
If you had read the statement of
someone - who was with the POWER OF ONE, and also if
you have read the reports by the independentInternational
Commission of Jurists, and you still believe that the
Singapore Judiciary is independent on 'Political Lawsuits' then
nothing more need to be said.
Remember that the judges are only allowed to look at what is
presented in black and white on the case in hand and be guided by
the Blank and White of the Law.
Yes, the Judiciary are allowed to
look at what is presented, but are they allowed to decide according
to the facts as presented by both sides in lawsuits that are
heavily 'Politicized' ?
Even the late
ex-President Devan Nair had written about the
independent observation made in the Tang Liang Hong Trial, in which
Judge Paul Bentley - from Canada invited by Amnesty International -
had said : "The logic escapes
me," Judge Bentley wrote in a report, when analyzing the facts of
the case and the conduct of the trial.
If you loss the case, it is not because you are right or wrong, but
how your case has been presented, by your lawyer, both in writing
and deliberated in the court.
What if the Judiciary makes 'Fundamental
Errors in Law' that is seen so clearly to be
purposefully pursued in a Political Vendetta Lawsuit
?
What is not presented, the truth, whether it is in your head or
other places (for example the fact that Durian do travel in first
class using NKF fund), the judge cannot take into consideration, if
they are not presented in writing or deliberated in the
court.
The failure if any, is because we are not rich enough, to engage
the top lawyer, who understand the Laws, to look at all angle, and
to get all the relevant supporting facts, and to argue the case
properly, to the judge.
Obviously, if the facts are not
revealed the judge cannot be expected to make any valued
judgment.
However, what IF the judge decide to ignore or suppress the
submission of statements made by those who have claimed to have
been falsely accused, and proceed to hand down sentence - which
lead to the making of a
Singapore Political Fugitive ?
Yes, under the present Legal System, where the Court charges its
time by the hour for the sitting to hear cases - (the costings will
include Judge's seniority, Court Clerks and Officers in attendance,
rental of the room and equipment plus utilities ) - it is only
those with deep pockets that will be able to get justice to be
served - and only in NON-POLITICAL ISSUES that do not involve the
Government.
