Tuesday, July 18, 2017

The Arrogant and Self-Entitled



So this arrogant Lee/Li thinks he can make snide remarks about Singapore's judiciary and get away with it?


Who does Li Sheng Wu thinks he is? Just because he is LKY's grandson, he thinks he is above the law? Expect ACG not to investigate for him insulting the very judiciary system his grandpa built?


Anyway, the best retort that I've read so far, is written by "I Tahan You Very Long Already"

Here are some of my fav quotes.

On the irony that while claiming that the S'pore Judiciary is "pliant", he is then "surprised" that "govt" is so "petty", and that the AGC is now investigating his FB post.

"Perhaps, they have been used to that sort of powers and privileges that their grandfather’s and father’s positions accorded them all these years? That they should feel they are different from the rest of us? That they are above the law and must be treated special?"

On directly attacking the very system that his grandfather, Mr Lee Kuan Yew, created.

And to add further insults, he just about attacks his own grandfather by encouraging everyone to read a (now refuted) New York Times piece which slammed Singapore. In short, he is slamming his own grandfather, the founding Prime Minister of Singapore.  Ironically, the late Lee Kuan Yew mind you, was particularly protective of Singapore’s reputation.

On how LWL and LSW are conveniently pretending not to understand how Singapore's Contempt laws work.

Despite all the top notched education, these two – Shengwu and Wei Ling – appear to have little understanding of the laws and the workings of the social media. (Amazingly, one is a President’s scholar and the other is a fellow in Harvard and a world class debater.) You make baseless allegations, well knowing it will viral, and then now cry foul when the comments have taken effect , made their impact and drew a response?

On why LSW should be treated just like everyone else under the law.

Now, here‘s the question I have for everyone. Can anyone give me a good reason why Shengwu should be treated differently from Alex Au and Alan Shadrake if our courts and judges are indeed independent? He being the grandson of Lee Kuan Yew? He being the nephew of the Prime Minister? Certainly, our founding PM would not have it. He left a system where he himself is not above the law, let alone the grandson.

Read the full original post here - Why should LKY’s grandson be treated differently from Alex Au? by "I Tahan You Very Long Already"


It should be noted that the NYT published an edited version the Ambassador's rebuttal, which had left out this sentence from the full text as released by the MFA.

"I am surprised that NYT did not seek any comments from Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong or the Singapore government before writing the piece."

Interesting huh.. I thought that NYT is a champion of free speech and doesn't believe in censorship. 




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