Remember the recent coup in Thailand where the military imposed martial law? Western media and governments were jumping up and down and squealing about how public gatherings of more than five people were banned, etc etc.
I couldn't help thinking that Singapore is like that all the time.
Singapore bans public gatherings of more than four people without a police permit. Public speaking is also prohibited unless the speaker has been licensed by the government.[The Singapore government has] also filed defamation law suits against foreign media, most recently the Far Eastern Economic Review, while legal suits launched against opposition politicians have bankrupted Chee and veteran opposition leader JB Jeyaretnam.
Under Singapore's laws, bankrupts cannot contest elections.
Chee, one of Singapore's most vocal opposition politicians, is also facing a defamation suit launched by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and his father Lee Kuan Yew over an article in the SDP's newsletter.
He has been jailed five times since 1999 for speaking in public without a permit, and for questioning the independence of Singapore's judiciary.
1 comments:
That sounds pretty crappy and corrupt. This is why I read your blog, because otherwise I just don't tend to notice all the things that are going on in the world!
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