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Support
legal defence fund for Chee Siok Chin
26 May
06
Dear friends and
fellow Singaporeans,
The PAP has been the ruling party in
Singapore for more than 40 years and has won more than a dozen
elections, always in landslide victories.
Singaporeans
must begin to question why this is so. The PAP will have you
believe that opposition candidates lack credibility and
integrity. Mr Lee Kuan Yew has gone as far as calling his
political opponents "scum", "liar", "cheat",
"hooligans" and other derogatory names.
This is,
however, not the reason why the PAP continues to dominate
parliament with more than 95 percent of the seats in the House.
The real reason lies in the way the elections system is designed,
and the way the PAP fights the elections.
This is why I
have taken out an Originating Summons to examine the way the
elections were conducted and to seek a declaration from the
Supreme Court that the 2006 General Elections were
unconstitutionally run, and therefore, null and void.
In
my Affadavit I had stated that the outcome of votes tied to
upgrading, the distribution of the Progress Package and New
Singapore Shares during the 2006 and 2001 GE periods respectively
as well as the banning of podcasting and blogging in GE 2006
amount to intimidation, vote-buying, and censorship which
contravenes the Parliamentary Elections Act.
The
government has misused its power and this must be addressed. It
must answer and be accountable to us, the citizens of Singapore,
because all of us have a stake in this country.
The
lawsuit brought on by the Lees against Dr Chee and I will also be
an expensive and long-drawn out one. We have chosen to stand
firm. There is nothing in this for us except to seek justice and
democracy for our nation.
The legal process, however, is
very expensive. Each time I go to court to file documents, the
process itself costs hundreds of dollars. It is estimated that we
will spend at least $10,000 on filing fees alone.
This
fight should be the fight of all Singaporeans who are concerned
with transparency and democratic accountability. As such I ask
you to do your part and contribute to the legal defence fund that
I have set up to fight these two cases. If you feel that these
are matters important enough, please give so that we can mount an
effective legal campaign against the Lees and the PAP.
Mr
M Ravi has dedicated himself to these cases and has, as with
previous cases, worked tirelessly and pro bono. He needs
all the assistance he can get.
I hope that this will be
the start of citizen action against the bullying of the PAP
Government. Let this be a people's fight against those who
oppress us.
Sincerely yours,
Chee Siok Chin
Account name:
Chee Siok Chin
Bank: POSBank
Account no:
033-50592-2
If you are
overseas, the Swiftcode is DBSSSGSG
(Please pass
this message on to your friends. Thank you)
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