Nov 26, 2008
Chee, 5 others charged
By Aaron Low
Jeffrey George faces a fine of up to $1,000 and his guilty plea is being dealt with at a separate hearing this afternoon. -- ST PHOTO: AZIZ HUSSIN
ONE of six people charged with attempting to hold a public processsion without a permit has pleaded guilty.
Jeffrey George, 44, was part of a group that allegedly tried to hold a procession at the Speaker's Corner in 2006 when the International Monetary Fund and World Bank were holding meetings here.
Four of the six - Singapore Democratic Party chief Chee Soon Juan, 46; his sister Chee Siok Chin, 42; Teoh Tian Jin, 23; and Yap Keng Ho, 47 - have pleaded not guilty to the charge.
The other individual, Gandhi Ambalam, 65, did not enter a plea.
George faces a fine of up to $1,000 and his guilty plea is being dealt with at a separate hearing this afternoon.
Earlier, at the hearing held in the morning in the Subordinate Court, the Chees, Yap and Gandhi complained about an amendment made to the charge against them.
They were unhappy that the prosecution amended the charge from 'holding the public procession' to 'attempting to hold the public procession'.
The group, who are representing themselves, pointed out that this was done just a week before the trial started.
They argued that this caused difficulties in preparing for their defence and asked the court to give them more time.
District judge Toh Yung Cheong will hear their application for an adjournment of the trial tomorrow morning.
george again pleaded guilty. admmission by him could directly weaken master chee's special skill of "smoking the house" just like the duel in kangaroo hill, george and turdy nerd's PG indirectly already proven the rest were also guilty as charged
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