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SDP
delivered its petition at Myanmar Embassy.
SDP's
four-person protest at Istana.
Police
about to make the arrest.
[Photos
taken from the theonlinecitizen, as SDP's camera & video were
confiscated by the police.]
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SDP leaders arrested
for protesting outside Istana
8
Oct 07
At around 1:50 pm. the
SDP's four-person representation was arrested by Singapore's
plain-clothed police once they began their protest
in front of the Istana. [Free
Burma flyer]
Each
holding one placard with the words: "No Deals", "No
Arms", "with the Junta" and "Free Burma",
they are consisted of SDP's chairman, Mr Gandhi Ambalam,
Secretary-General, Dr Chee Soon Juan, Asst Secretary-General, Mr
John Tan, and its CEC member, Ms Chee Siok Chin.
They have
been taken to the police vans waiting nearby.
At
11:00 am this morning, the SDP team was at the Myanmar Embassy to
hand its petition
to the Ambassador, U Win Myint.
About
1,107 signatures have been gathered for the petition during the
one week period starting from 30 Sept, Sunday, until yesterday
evening.
The Ambassador refused to come out and accept the
petition himself. After a long wait, one of the embassy staff
finally showed up at the gate.
SDP's chairman, Mr Gandhi
Ambalam, began to read out the letter of petition, "Dear
Sir, It is with disgust that we learn about the murderous assault
on the Burmese people..." Before he could finished reading
the first sentence, the staff abruptly interrupted him and said,
"No. We cannot accept this petition." He then turned
his back and walked straight back to the embassy.
Singapore's
plain-clothed policemen were also present with their video
cameras to film the event.
Read
more report
and video
from the http://theonlinecitizen.com
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