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The
Greens Party,
Australia
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Australia's
Greens Party writes to PM over Dr Chee's charges
Singapore
Democrats
23 Feb 08
Prime
Minister Lee Hsien Loong
Prime Minister's Office
Orchard
Road
Istana
Singapore 238823
Dear Prime
Minister,
I am writing on behalf of The Australian Greens
to express deep concerns at the news that charges
of 'speaking in public without a permit' have been laid against
Dr Chee Soon Juan of the Singapore Democratic Party and his
colleague.
We respectfully ask that Dr Chee not be forced
to face further charges that limit his human right to free speech
and that he and his colleagues be allowed to continue their
advocacy for democracy and human rights in South East Asia.
The
Australian Greens take a keen interest in the promotion of
democracy and human rights in our region and as a Senator I have
and will continue to raise matters like the plight of Dr Chee in
the Australian Federal Parliament.
Thank you for your
consideration of this matter. We will continue to watch
developments in Dr Chee's case with interest.
Yours
sincerely,
Senator Kerry Nettle
Senator.Nettle@aph.gov.au
Dear Prime Minister,
I am writing on
behalf of the Summer Hill-Ashfield Greens, a branch of the
Australian Greens Party to express deep concerns at the news that
charges
of
'speaking in public without a permit' have been laid against Dr
Chee Soon Juan of the Singapore Democratic Party and his
colleague.
We respectfully ask that Dr Chee not be forced
to face further charges that limit his human right to free speech
and that he and his colleagues be allowed to continue their
advocacy for democracy and human rights in South East Asia.
The
Australian Greens take a keen interest in the promotion of
democracy and human rights in our region and as a local group
within a jurisdiction with a high Southeast and East Asian
populations; we will endeavour to highlight these matters with
these local communities in the near future.
We will
continue to watch developments
in Dr Chee's case with interest.
Yours
sincerely,
Caroleena Wigbout
Secretary
Summer Hill
Ashfield Greens
Australia
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