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Just
who is trying to hurt whom?
Singapore
Malaysia
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Chee
Siok Chin to police: Produce evidence or retract
statement
Singapore
Democrats
18 Mar 08
The allegation made by the police
that I had "tried to bite a female police officer when
the
latter tried to arrest her" and that I had
"attack(ed)" her is a serious one. It is also a lie.
The statement made it look as if I had resisted arrest by
trying to bite one of the police officers as they were leading me
to the police van. The numerous clips that have been posted on
the Internet have proven that this never took place.
The
press statement issued by the police is malicious. Its intent is
obvious.
If the police have evidence that I had attacked
or even attempted to attack an officer, then they should produce
it.
Otherwise they must retract the slanderous and
scandalous statement, failing which I shall consider taking
action against them.
Chee Siok Chin
CEC
Member
Singapore Democratic Party
Monkey
see, monkey do
In
2007 Mr Tian Chua, Chief Information Officer of the Parti
KeAdilan Rakyat
was also accused of biting an officer when he was arrested during
a protest in Malaysia. Mr Chua, now a member of parliament,
documented the lie in his blog.
Now it is the Singapore
police's turn to fabricate such lies to demonise
protesters.
Police
(back)biting by Tian
Chua
http://www.tianchua.net/en/2007/12/16/police-backbiting/
This
young man who claimed to be a police officer alleged that I bit
him on his arm.
Later I discovered in a video record that
he actually hit my head while I was being forcefully taken by the
police.
It is most ridiculous that I could be accused of
assaulting anyone under those circumstances.
I am amazed
that the BN propaganda machine could spin such an incredible
story to defame me.
The NST (New
Straits Times,
Dec 12) not only reported this unverified story [so did the
Straits
Times
and Channel
News Asia
on Ms Chee Siok Chin], it even carried the issue of biting in the
headlines of the front page.
I have no hatred towards
ordinary policemen and women. Despite many unhappy incidents, I
hold no grudges against the police force.
In fact, I
deeply sympathize with the predicament faced by my
fellow-citizens in uniform.
The mass arrest at Parliament
on December 11 last week was shameful for all rational thinking
Malaysians.
Razak Ismail and I, who arrived at the
entrance to Parliament at about 10:30hr, were the first to be
arrested. Our arrest was recorded on video by many people.
Two
versions of the arrest have been posted
online:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4joFEtOG5nE&eurl=...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpxbqObwvLc&eurl=...
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