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Public
speaking trial resumes tomorrow
Singapore
Democrats
17 Feb 08
The trial of Dr Chee Soon Juan and
Mr Yap Keng Ho resumes at the Subordinate Court tomorrow after a
break of more than two months.
The two men are charged
with speaking in public without a permit during the 2006
elections at the Woodlands MRT Station. This is the second of a
total of eight charges piled on Dr Chee and Mr Yap.
The
trial commenced in November last year but had to be adjourned
when the hearing took longer than expected. The protracted
proceedings resulted from police witnesses presenting
contradictory testimony (read
here).
It was also discovered that the Deputy Public Prosecutor
had communicated with his witnesses about the evidence while they
had yet to take the stand.
The defendants will make their
case at the resumption of the trial. Dr Chee insists that the
police under the direction of the PAP Government continues to
deny the SDP permits to speak to Singaporeans in public out of
partisan discrimination.
The police are also selectively
prosecuting the opposition while choosing to ignore individuals
and groups affilitated to the Government for conducting similar
activities.
The
hearing will continue at Subordinate Court No. 15 at 9:30 am
tomorrow.
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