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Saturday, 10 October 2009
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Attorney General Walter Woon has appealed District Judge John Ng's decision to acquit the SDP leaders of conducting a procession.

Judge Ng had ruled on 6 Oct 09 that Mr Gandhi Ambalam, Ms Chee Siok Chin, Mr John Tan, Mr Chong Kai Xiong and Mr Charles Tan had not committed an offence when they walked from the Speakers' Corner to the Queenstown Remand Prison on 16 Sep 07.

The District Judge said that the Prosecution's interpretation of what constituted a procession was "simplistic" and that the law was meant to relate to offences against public order, nuisance and property.

Because the walk conducted by the SDP leaders did not cause any disruption to public or was not a nuisance, the Judge was of the view that the activity did not constitute a procession.

Two days later, however, the Attorney-General filed an appeal. The Subordinate Courts has sent a letter to the defendants to inform them that an appeal has been filed.

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Comments (9)
  • whjho - Flying Kites
    Let's read the book "The Kite Runner" on how the boys fly their kites and 'kill' the opposing kites.

    Drop, catch them by surprise and then go for the kill.


    Machiam: in Malay, let go and then pull back. Cannot remember the spelling of those malay words.
  • Paparazzi
    AG Walter Woon-Mother of all Kangaroo's been called-up by LKY-Father of all Kangaroo's to file an appeal.To save the face of the AG,for sure Judge John Ng decision will be null and void.Poor Judge Ng,don't know where he will be posted after this.
  • Tan Tai Wei
    Appeal to prove what?

    That five persons walking on pedestrian walkways occasionally giving out flyers to unwilling passerbys is "procession" that "endangers the peace", etc?

    Wouldn't its success only show how much the higher court needed to unlearn pedantry and learn common justice from the younger judge? - "child is father of man".

    Come, come, AG. Such citizens who care enough to take risk for an altruistic course are so rare that even our leaders have acknowledged our dire need to foster the "entrepreneur spirit" of daring to risk, etc.

    Such people, surely are prominent among the citizens and their lifestyle our judiciary is meant to enable and defend, rather than such as those sickly passers-by who think they keep the peace by quickly walking the other way just in case ISD was nearby recording who accepted a flyer!
  • quantum - re:

    Patriotism
    http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_440833.html
  • Clear eyed - Unfolding of the wayang
    Part 2 of the wayang is unfolding. Part 1 - judge acquits SDP members. Part 2 - AGC appeals. Part 3 - judge's decision overturned. Part 4 - SDP members found guilty and are fined/jailed. The plot is numbingly predictable. Now who says our courts are not independent and that kangaroos preside over them?
  • sgpolitico
    yes we have to observe the unfoldings of this drama, obviously oechestrated by our usual suspect (you know who)

    Anyway , my support for SDP all the way !
  • reservist_cpl
    In what other country does the prosecution get to file one vociferous appeal after another?

    Due process. Right.

    But my heart goes out to Mr John Ng. He is destined never to become John Ng J, and people are still claiming that he's a kangaroo judge.
  • leesjuanpat
    AG Walter Woon is a spineless man bought over by the PAP government. He was once a strong critic of the PAP system when he was lecturer in NUS.

    Money blinds his moral direction in life.

  • Sunray - Do not waste taxpayers' $$
    To file for an appeal which the DJ had already ruled in favour of SDP, AG is just wasting taxpayers' $$.

    AG may have forgotten that he's being paid by the taxpayers not the ruling party?
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