The Temasek Review has published the so-called anti-PAP flier which was distributed to letter boxes in various PAP-held wards.
The incident has been reported to the police and investigations are said to be in process.
We publish the flier here. The black-out parts are by Temasek Review, as published on their website.
Read also: Anti-PAP sentiments take a new turn.
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it’s funny why police are entertaining this case. ah, i know, because it is a letter against the PAP.
they seem to have forgotten that Singapore is called the “REPUBLIC of Singapore”, not “PAP’s Singapore”
i dun blame TR, i blame the PAP and “sensitive” people in it.
Just an opinion on the 5 limbs of the relevant section of the statute.
(a) to bring into hatred or contempt or to excite disaffection against the Government;
(b) to excite the citizens of Singapore or the residents in Singapore to attempt to procure in Singapore, the alteration, otherwise than by lawful means, of any matter as by law established;
(c) to bring into hatred or contempt or to excite disaffection against the administration of justice in Singapore;
(d) to raise discontent or disaffection amongst the citizens of Singapore or the residents in Singapore;
(e) to promote feelings of ill-will and hostility between different races or classes of the population of Singapore.
(e) is not relevant here, as this is not a racist pamphlet. Neither is (c), as the allegations would not be reasonably construed to be against the administration of justice.
It is not clear if the pamphlet is advocating the alteration of any specific law or the use of any unlawful means (a defence could be made out that the exhortation to “go against the PAP” meant going against them through lawful means, such as voting out PAP MPs in the next election.
The prosecution is therefore likely to rely on sections (a) and (d).
Under limb (a), it is possible that a defence could be made that the poster did not excite disaffection against the Government as an abstract entity, but that he/she was exciting disaffection against one political party which happens to be in power.
Under limb (d), it could be said that the purpose was not to raise discontent among the citizens.
However, these defences are IMHO unlikely to be accepted by the court. s3(2) is likely to be raised as a defence instead, and I list the relevant section here:
(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), any act, speech, words, publication or other thing shall not be deemed to be seditious by reason only that it has a tendency —
(a) to show that the Government has been misled or mistaken in any of its measures;
(b) to point out errors or defects in the Government or the Constitution as by law established or in legislation or in the administration of justice with a view to the remedying of such errors or defects;
(c) to persuade the citizens of Singapore or the residents in Singapore to attempt to procure by lawful means the alteration of any matter in Singapore; or
(d) to point out, with a view to their removal, any matters producing or having a tendency to produce feelings of ill-will and enmity between different races or classes of the population of Singapore,
I hope the person does not plead guilty if he/she is arrested and will give the court the opportunity to decide the matter.
That Today should consider this seditious is reflective of the independence or lack thereof of our local press.
What I do not understand is why Minister Mentor Lee has not been considered to have excited disaffection amongst the citizenry with his disparaging inflammatory comments about Singaporeans. Someone should take out a private summons against him for his remarks.
Nothing in this post is meant to be any kind of legal advice to any party (and would not be reasonably construed as such, for goodness’ sakes: it’s a half-baked opinion).
The pariah mainstream media like CNA(Mediacorp) daily show the red shirt uprising in Bangkok.But doesn’t show an uprising in silence of purely non PR and non new citizen Singaporean on the bread and butter issue.
Fellow Singaporean’s,let now show solidarity to start bashing the PAP in all ways.
lol, u have to clearly state that u dun support violence in your bashing, else later ISD take u away then u know.
what bread and butter issue? we can all rely on Vivian Bala to SEND meals to our house if we are poor what. LOL!
Lest, I am accused of fear-mongering, look around and scrutinize and one can see thru this bluff and see what it is all about.
Wake up lah. To pretend and think that we are in good hands is delusional. We were lulled into and Illusion, today the disillusionment is for all to expereince and it is coming first hand and a tidal wave at that.
Hope intelligence and sense prevails at the polls and bash, yes, but bashing with empty gestures amounts to zilch! Make the votes matter
You also sensitive like mentioned by TCH.As all Singaporean’s,undisputed and unquestionable I love peace.Bashing doesn’t mean only with phsyical action.
All this while the enchanted PAP also don’t bashing pure Singaporean’s in that manner but to stop and prevent further bashing till we might become comatose,physcological measure must be taken by us.
no lah. for your own good mah… the ISD can catch anyone for anything leh.
to my understanding, it is true that the members of the sensitive elite strawberries did do all those things… or am i mistaken?
There are some element of truth in the letter
Besides the letter takes issue with a political party, not Singapore.
Since when did Singapore = PAP?
When the SDP was facing relentless attack from the
local MSMs, why didn’t the Police charge the latter?
unfortunately, i think PAP = Singapore after Operation Cold Store. apparently, the old elite strawberries can’t tell the difference between a “Socialist” and a “Communist”.
again. heh.
Cost of living and foreign worker issues are not new issues that are out of public domain. Mr Leong even published a book on these issues and it’s selling in bookstores. i think it’s the throwing of angry labels on the govt and spamming people after that crosses their OB marker. (right or wrong, up to individual to decide)
Anyway, about the legality of of sedition act- i’m not a lawyer so i don’t really know. But if we look at the history, the sedition act came about because of the perceived marxist threats in the 1950s, 1960s, where marxists usually use fliers like this with heavy language to incite discontent. Since the sedition act is created by the british to counter this, using similar tactics probably puts it under the sedition act. (it is afterall, designed to counter this).
without a doubt all fallen on deaf ears…he had to do what a real man must do..take a gamble and risked his life for the sons future….what happenned next? after the public sympathies and silver dollar$ donation$ which amount to a cool 1/2 million$..the pap send in their best MP ms irene ng(remembered the penangborn who married the foreign talent scottish 50 years old ex-divorced most eligible batchelor?) who come into the widow life tryin to assist them in managin the cool 1/2 million silver dollar$..the poorLEE uneducated widow tell the pap MP..fart off… and the same uneducated widow donate aroun $100,000 to another mrt jumper who too face the same dire straits situation in which the pap government was tryin to cover up the 2nd jumper’s plight and sadness…
without a doubt all fallen on deaf ears…he had to do what a real man must do..take a gamble and risked his life for the sons future….what happenned next? after the public sympathies and silver dollar$ donation$ which amount to a cool 1/2 million$..the pap send in their best MP ms irene ng(remembered the penangborn who married the foreign talent scottish 50 years old ex-divorced most eligible batchelor?) who come into the widow life tryin to assist them in managin the cool 1/2 million silver dollar$..the poorLEE uneducated widow tell the pap MP..fart off… and the same uneducated widow donate aroun $100,000 to another mrt jumper who too face the same dire straits situation in which the pap government was tryin to cover up the 2nd jumper’s plight and sadness…
if the police catches him, then this thing will go public, it will trigger a lot of emotions, especially with people who are suffering and suppressed.
i think they wont do much, if not, Stimes would have already published the content.
i also hope in future, the people who write flyer would be less emotional but more factual to illustrate what has gone wrong.
like this not so good because foreigner workers i met all sing the praise for the country and leaders and i ask how they know, they say “i read it from the newspaper”.
TOC…u publishing this is just news rite…
i just read your other article…
hope the cops, do a decent job…don’t piss people off..till it becomes thailand…
i will chip in for a lawyer, if the person is caught…and also for a fine…if there’s a fine.
MAKE THEIR OWN JUDGEMENT ABOUT THE FLIER CONTENT. …..worry not; people will know THE TRUTH.
国民须知的真象
The comments in the letters recently in TR are telling us clearly the extreme frustration of the people.