3-stooges heading for the big longkang

as usual, none of the 3 stooges would wanna pay any fines. they preferred checking into the holiday resorts for a week or so. it was pre-emptive. if they were to pay the fine instead of checking in, it would mean to enrich the magistrate with more of their hard-earned taels. doing the jailhouse rock would depict them as "patriots in the highest level" and definitely attract media attention. disappointingly, the peesailand official shit times didn't print this.

SDP clan's whatever endeavour and action belied strongly of an intention that was very obivous to peesailanders. would any peasants bother? it had become so frequent that it would strange this sort of clowning didn't occur in peasants' staple.

one later after their temporary recluse, those bunch of stooges and clowns would be back again to publicly entertain every peasants.

applause or boos, let's give it to them.

Chee Siok Chin begins jail term
Tuesday, 05 January 2010
Singapore Democrats

Ms Chee Siok Chin began serving her one-week jail sentence yesterday after District Judge Chng Lye Beng had found her guilty together with Mr Gandhi Ambalam and Dr Chee Soon Juan for distributing flyers without a permit.

A permit was required because, one, 5 or more persons were involved and, two, the police insist, the flyer was demonstrating "opposition to the actions of the Government."


The Deputy Public Prosecutor had during the hearing emphasized that it was not the distribution of the flyers per se that was illegal but the content of the flyer which was critical of the policies of the Government was also illegal.

The police witnesses had testified during the trial that distibuting flyers was a common and normal activity. They could not say what offence the Defendants had committed. One even said that in his opinion, the SDP leaders were not committing an offence.

Furthermore, the licensing officer testified that distributing flyers for a commercial cause did not require a permit whereas one was needed if the cause was political. This, of course, is not true because the law (Miscellaneous Offences Act) does not make such a provision.

The Defendants also argued that the fact that the flyer criticised the Government was irrelevant to the charge.

Despite all these, Judge Chng sided with Prosecution and convicted Ms Chee, Mr Ambalam, and Dr Chee, sentencing them to the maximum fine of $1000, or one-week jail in default. (See here)

The three have appealed the conviction. Ms Chee has chosen to serve her sentence first but will continue with her appeal because it is important that the High Court renders its decision and grounds if it upholds the conviction.

Even as she begins serving her sentence, Ms Chee will be brought to court daily for the on-going hearing before District Judge Toh Yung Cheong for a separate charge for "attempting to take part in a procession" during the WB-IMF meeting in 2006.

Immediately after Mr Chng made his decision on 18 Dec 09, Ms Chee stood up and told him:

"I continue to say that what we did was not a crime. Criticising one's government is a right guaranteed in a democratic society. By finding us guilty you are as good as saying that we do not have this right. By pronouncing us guilty you are also saying that Singapore is not a democratic society and that this government is an undemocratic one."

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BryanT - Why oh why! Tue 05 Jan 2010 1:10 PM The article states that CSC has chosen to serve her sentence first but will continue with her appeal. I'll assume that she has voluntarily decided to do so, despite there being no legal requirement, as the appeal is still pending.

This then begs the question : what is the purpose of this decision? The article is deliberately silent on this. A rat is smelled.

I'll admit to being the skeptic when it crossed my mind initially that she is doing so to “increase” her street-cred, of having been jailed for her beliefs and perceived rights. Since she has been jailed previously, we can discount this.

Another possibility is that she has sacrificed herself (selflessly, but at last, fruitlessly) simply to draw publicity and attention to the case. This is not something unexpected, coming from a party that craves attention (usually for the wrong reasons).

I suppose SDP (less CSC) will next be scanning the newspapers and watching TV news assiduously to see whether the intended effect has been achieved. Otherwise, it can (gleefully)(again) make the same accusation that its activities (and selfless sacrifices) are ignored by the MSM.

rats lover JJ posted his comment. surprisingly, he's using his real name this time. so he admitted that he has PAP clan pals: "my friends from the PAP, from People's Association". JJ appeared to be everywhere in all other opposition clan. before that he was in RP and was bombing WP clan relentlessly in other nics of course.

now it was refreshing to realise he also has "my friends from the PAP, from People's Association". wow! real slithery and slippery!

ngejay - To Bryan T Wed 06 Jan 2010 1:24 AM Normally I refrain from replying to such postings, but this time a woman has gone to jail because of her beliefs and values and you are trashing her when she is not here to defend herself.

Please do know, Bryan T, that reading your postings is mentally draining for me, because even my friends from the PAP, from People's Association, when they defend their ruling masters to me, they at least try to make sense and appear reasonable. You on the other hand seem to have an agenda to twist logic and reason to serve your message not matter how ridiculous it comes out.

That CSC is serving time in prison for a political cause should be of grave concern, because it reflects the kind of system the PAP has created -- an undemocratic, unprincipled and self-serving system. You are deliberately silent on this aspect of the issue. Likewise, a rat is smelled.

and BRYANT T crossed sword with JJ. of course B T was at the losing end. he was surrounded by SDP clan's zombied imbeciles who could never differentiate truth from lies. had JJ diverted his lovelorn horniness toward chinchin instead of lamui. both were flat. both were under-nourished. both were JJ's favorite chai or dishes.

....and she's out now. applause or boos?


Saturday, 09 January 2010
Singapore DemocratsMs Chee Siok Chin walked out from Changi Prison today after serving a one-week jail term for distributing flyers that were critical of the PAP.Together with Mr Gandhi Ambalam and Dr Chee Soon Juan, Ms Chee was convicted for distributing flyers in a group of 5 or more persons without a permit outside the Raffles City Shopping Centre in September 2006 which was considered an illegal assembly.