by Sharmeel Sidhu
May 15 2014
A blog post is published by Roy Ngerng titled “Where Your CPF Money is Going: Learning from the City Harvest Trial”, where he uses charts to compare the roles of the leaders of City Harvest, with a similar one of PM Lee and various other figures.
May 18 2014
Ngerng is served a Letter of Demand by PM Lee Hsien Loong’s lawyers. Ngerng announces that he has been sued. Ngerng implied that PM Lee, as Chairman of GIC, is “guilty of criminal misappropriation of the monies paid by Singaporeans to the CPF.”
May 20 2014
Ngerng takes down the post from his blog, but stalled on his apology. He continues to publish blog posts on the CPF scheme (“YOUR CPF: The Complete Truth and Nothing But The Truth”). He also asks his supporters to sign an online petition (1,593 supporters as of 24 May,9am) and join the Facebook event page (508 fans attending, as of 24 May,9am) to ask the government to return Singaporeans’ CPF.
May 21 2014
Ngerng applies to be an NMP, and shares the issues (labour, income inequality and poverty, CPF, healthcare and education) he would advocate as an NMP. He is granted a deadline extension until 23 May, 5pm to comply with the demands from PM Lee’s lawyer. Human rights group Maruah and Singapore Democratic Party Sec-Gen Chee Soon Juan speak up against PM Lee’s move.
May 23 2014
Ngerng publishes an apology on his blog and acknowledges that his comments about PM Lee is “false and completely without foundation”. Three days later PM Lee’s lawyers say that his apology was not genuine and “demanded that he remove four further blog posts and a YouTube video, or face aggravated damages”. Ngerng agrees to delete these articles. On May 27, Ngerng’s offer of $5,000 in damages is rejected by PM Lee’s lawyers.
May 26 2014
Davinder Singh, PM Lee’s lawyer, says that Ngerng “misled” PM Lee, and the public by not removing the Youtube video like he’d agreed to do, and only made it private. He accuses Ngerng of sending two emails consisting of links to the video and post to the media; Ngerng’s lawyer M Ravi said that he was not aware of this.
29 May 2014
PM Lee files a defamation suit; Ng raises money for his case on “crowdfunding” site; roughly $110,000 was raised from over a thousand contributions.
17 June 2014
Ngerng’s lawyer M Ravi states his defence; says his client did not imply that PM Lee misappropriated CPF funds.
July 2014
PM Lee applies for summary judgement; Ngerng follows up on 4th August with an affidavit stating that he was questioning the distribution of CPF monies. PM Lee responds, saying that his claims are “inadmissible, irrelevant and/or an abuse of the process of the court”.
19 September 2014
During a closed hearing, PM Lee’s team asks for an injunction, saying that Mr Ngerng has no defence, after Ngerng said that his post was misinterpreted; he also stated that the Defamation Act did not prevent his freedom of speech. Ngerng’s lawyer defends his client, saying that the blog post in question was not defamatory on the whole.
Sep 27 2014
“Heckle-gate” – Ngerng, together with Han Hui Hui, leads a protest at Hong Lim Park called “Return Our CPF”. They interrupt a YMCA event, “holding placards and shouting slogans, and disrupting the performance and frightening participants including special needs children who were performing at the charity event”
7 November 2014
The High court of Singapore finds Ngerng guilty of defamation with damages to be assessed, the first such ruling in Singapore over an online article. An injunction against Ngerng is granted, barring him from posting further accusations. Ngerng maintains that he will continue speaking about CPF and other concerns that Singaporeans have.
12 Jan 2015
Ngerng ordered to pay PM Lee $29,000 in legal fees and other expenses; Ngerng pays on 6 Feb after argument with lawyer.
M. Ravi accuses Roy of swindling the donated money
(Mothership: http://mothership.sg/2015/02/has-lawyer-m-ravi-had-enough-of-his-client-cpf-blogger-roy-ngerngs-antics/)
6 Feb 2015
A video of M Ravi is released online, showing him outside the Subordinate Courts expressing his distress at client Ngerng, after he failed to show up for his application to leave Singapore’s jurisdiction to go to Norway.M Ravi was diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder in 2006.
10 Feb 2015
Ngerng’s lawyer M Ravi barred from practice by The Law Society until further examination by a psychiatrist; this decision is made after a medical examination.
11 Feb 2015
M Ravi goes to The Law Society’s office to appeal his ban, and his visit is documented in a absurd 12- minute long Youtube video. Ravi says that his suspension is due to his decision to take part in the election.
1-3 July 2015
Ngerng to go to Supreme Court without a counsel to assess damages he must pay PM Lee, after being found guilty of defamation.
Source: http://themiddleground.sg/2015/07/01/roy-timeline/
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Addition References & Reports
Confrontation by ReturnMyCPF Protestors
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2w1hYRVyclo
Uncut 17-minute video indeed shows CPF blogger Roy Ngerng encroaching on YMCA’s venue
http://mothership.sg/2014/10/uncut-17-minute-video-indeed-shows-cpf-blogger-roy-ngerng-encroaching-on-ymcas-venue/
Online reactions to Hong Lim Park rallygoers’ heckling of special needs children at charity carnival
http://mothership.sg/2014/09/online-reactions-to-hong-lim-park-rallygoers-heckling-of-special-needs-children-at-charity-carnival/
Mr Brown: On the #ReturnMyCPF Protesters disrupting the YMCA event
http://www.mrbrown.com/blog/2014/09/on-the-returnmycpf-protestors-ymca-incident.html
Hong Lim Park fracas: When protests cross the line - See more at: http://ifonlysingaporeans.blogspot.sg/2014/10/hong-lim-park-fracas-when-protests.html#sthash.1al1MmRw.dpuf
Timeline of the Roy Ngerng saga
http://themiddleground.sg/2015/07/01/roy-timeline/
May 15 2014
A blog post is published by Roy Ngerng titled “Where Your CPF Money is Going: Learning from the City Harvest Trial”, where he uses charts to compare the roles of the leaders of City Harvest, with a similar one of PM Lee and various other figures.
May 18 2014
Ngerng is served a Letter of Demand by PM Lee Hsien Loong’s lawyers. Ngerng announces that he has been sued. Ngerng implied that PM Lee, as Chairman of GIC, is “guilty of criminal misappropriation of the monies paid by Singaporeans to the CPF.”
May 20 2014
Ngerng takes down the post from his blog, but stalled on his apology. He continues to publish blog posts on the CPF scheme (“YOUR CPF: The Complete Truth and Nothing But The Truth”). He also asks his supporters to sign an online petition (1,593 supporters as of 24 May,9am) and join the Facebook event page (508 fans attending, as of 24 May,9am) to ask the government to return Singaporeans’ CPF.
May 21 2014
Ngerng applies to be an NMP, and shares the issues (labour, income inequality and poverty, CPF, healthcare and education) he would advocate as an NMP. He is granted a deadline extension until 23 May, 5pm to comply with the demands from PM Lee’s lawyer. Human rights group Maruah and Singapore Democratic Party Sec-Gen Chee Soon Juan speak up against PM Lee’s move.
May 23 2014
Ngerng publishes an apology on his blog and acknowledges that his comments about PM Lee is “false and completely without foundation”. Three days later PM Lee’s lawyers say that his apology was not genuine and “demanded that he remove four further blog posts and a YouTube video, or face aggravated damages”. Ngerng agrees to delete these articles. On May 27, Ngerng’s offer of $5,000 in damages is rejected by PM Lee’s lawyers.
May 26 2014
Davinder Singh, PM Lee’s lawyer, says that Ngerng “misled” PM Lee, and the public by not removing the Youtube video like he’d agreed to do, and only made it private. He accuses Ngerng of sending two emails consisting of links to the video and post to the media; Ngerng’s lawyer M Ravi said that he was not aware of this.
29 May 2014
PM Lee files a defamation suit; Ng raises money for his case on “crowdfunding” site; roughly $110,000 was raised from over a thousand contributions.
17 June 2014
Ngerng’s lawyer M Ravi states his defence; says his client did not imply that PM Lee misappropriated CPF funds.
July 2014
PM Lee applies for summary judgement; Ngerng follows up on 4th August with an affidavit stating that he was questioning the distribution of CPF monies. PM Lee responds, saying that his claims are “inadmissible, irrelevant and/or an abuse of the process of the court”.
19 September 2014
During a closed hearing, PM Lee’s team asks for an injunction, saying that Mr Ngerng has no defence, after Ngerng said that his post was misinterpreted; he also stated that the Defamation Act did not prevent his freedom of speech. Ngerng’s lawyer defends his client, saying that the blog post in question was not defamatory on the whole.
Sep 27 2014
“Heckle-gate” – Ngerng, together with Han Hui Hui, leads a protest at Hong Lim Park called “Return Our CPF”. They interrupt a YMCA event, “holding placards and shouting slogans, and disrupting the performance and frightening participants including special needs children who were performing at the charity event”
7 November 2014
The High court of Singapore finds Ngerng guilty of defamation with damages to be assessed, the first such ruling in Singapore over an online article. An injunction against Ngerng is granted, barring him from posting further accusations. Ngerng maintains that he will continue speaking about CPF and other concerns that Singaporeans have.
12 Jan 2015
Ngerng ordered to pay PM Lee $29,000 in legal fees and other expenses; Ngerng pays on 6 Feb after argument with lawyer.
M. Ravi accuses Roy of swindling the donated money
(Mothership: http://mothership.sg/2015/02/has-lawyer-m-ravi-had-enough-of-his-client-cpf-blogger-roy-ngerngs-antics/)
6 Feb 2015
A video of M Ravi is released online, showing him outside the Subordinate Courts expressing his distress at client Ngerng, after he failed to show up for his application to leave Singapore’s jurisdiction to go to Norway.M Ravi was diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder in 2006.
10 Feb 2015
Ngerng’s lawyer M Ravi barred from practice by The Law Society until further examination by a psychiatrist; this decision is made after a medical examination.
11 Feb 2015
M Ravi goes to The Law Society’s office to appeal his ban, and his visit is documented in a absurd 12- minute long Youtube video. Ravi says that his suspension is due to his decision to take part in the election.
1-3 July 2015
Ngerng to go to Supreme Court without a counsel to assess damages he must pay PM Lee, after being found guilty of defamation.
Source: http://themiddleground.sg/2015/07/01/roy-timeline/
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Addition References & Reports
Confrontation by ReturnMyCPF Protestors
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2w1hYRVyclo
Uncut 17-minute video indeed shows CPF blogger Roy Ngerng encroaching on YMCA’s venue
http://mothership.sg/2014/10/uncut-17-minute-video-indeed-shows-cpf-blogger-roy-ngerng-encroaching-on-ymcas-venue/
Online reactions to Hong Lim Park rallygoers’ heckling of special needs children at charity carnival
http://mothership.sg/2014/09/online-reactions-to-hong-lim-park-rallygoers-heckling-of-special-needs-children-at-charity-carnival/
Mr Brown: On the #ReturnMyCPF Protesters disrupting the YMCA event
http://www.mrbrown.com/blog/2014/09/on-the-returnmycpf-protestors-ymca-incident.html
Hong Lim Park fracas: When protests cross the line - See more at: http://ifonlysingaporeans.blogspot.sg/2014/10/hong-lim-park-fracas-when-protests.html#sthash.1al1MmRw.dpuf
Timeline of the Roy Ngerng saga
http://themiddleground.sg/2015/07/01/roy-timeline/
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