Dun Talk Cock Lah!: WP kungfu simply cannot make it - Round 2: Administration of Justice (Protection) Bill

Wednesday, August 17, 2016

WP kungfu simply cannot make it - Round 2: Administration of Justice (Protection) Bill

On 15 Aug 2016, Workers' Party Chief Low Thia Khiang clumsily attempted to cast aspersions on the Administration of Justice (Protection) Bill in Parliament.

However, in doing so, LTK exposed his own ignorance (or perhaps he is simply intentionally presenting half of the facts behind the bill) of what the Bill was about as well as its scope.

And Minister for Law, Mr K Shanmugam utterly destroys Low Thia Khiang's feeble claims.

Vid Source: Gov.sg YouTube Channel

This graphic shows how LTK was trying to smoke Singaporeans with his ignorance (or blatant presentation of half the facts).

Pic: Fabrications About The PAP Facebook page

What is the Administration of Justice (Protection) Bill all about?

Here are some infographics from the Ministry of Law to help you understand.

Pic: Ministry of Law

And here are some online commentary about the Bill and how the debate in Parliament went.

Contempt law debate- a good day for Singapore

By I Tahan You Very Long Already

It was good fun watching the news last night. On the one hand, you have the good-intentioned technocrats from the ruling party trying to use facts and logic to explain why we need to have the contempt law written down properly for Singapore courts.

In the other corner of the ring, Workers’ Party MPs were essentially using emotions to try to tug the heartstrings of voters; the big bully versus the man-in the-street narrative which they so often and conveniently pulled out to scare Singaporeans . Do not let these elites rule over you. We will protect your freedom, they say.

When you break it all down, the WP was basically politicking without adding anything new to the debate. Most of the points they raised could have been brought up even before the introduction of the bill. But why didn’t they bring it up?

Read the complete post here.

What is this new Administration of Justice Bill and should you be angry?

By Benjamin Chiang, Five Stars and a Moon

I don’t see why you should really. If a case is before the courts, a normal people would let the legal system do its work. Doesn’t matter if it’s Roy Ngerng, or Teo Soh Lung or Kong Hee – they have a right to fair trial and a fair trial means a system that is free of influence and prejudice.

After the trial is over, you and every other media has a right to voice their opinions again and the defendant has the right to appeal with new facts, moving his case to a higher court.

In today’s age of social media and online vigilantism, wrong data can go viral in just a few clicks. How many times have you grilled someone wrongfully and then regretted it when a counter story was posted?

It would be a very sad day when an accused who has yet to face trial ends up bearing the full brunt of an online campaign designed to destroy his/her reputation.

Read the complete post here.

And even the three Nominated MPs (NMPs) - Mr Mahdev Mohan, Mr Kok Heng Leun and Ms Kuik Shiao-Yin - whom originally had concerns about this bill, and had proposed amendments to it, changed their minds after Mr K Shanmugam addressed their concerns in Parliament.

At the end of the 7-hour Parliamentary debate on this particular Bill, all three NMPs - withdrew their proposed changes and voted for the Bill.

Shiao-yin Kuik explains in a Facebook post (see below) why the NMPs changed their mind. And for her troubles, she is slandered by a ~~rabid~~ Anti-Govt / Opposition supporter.