Dear Sir/Madam, I would like to bring to your attention a letter-writing campaign to the United States Congress. An American college girl, Amelia Fedo has written an open letter to U.S. Congress highlighting the plight of Gopalan Nair. I believe she intends to forward her letter to every single member of Congress. "On May 29th, 2008, Mr. Nair published a blog entry criticizing Singapore judge Belinda Ang's biased handling of the high-profile case of democratic activist Dr. Chee Soon Juan v. authoritarian former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, during which she favored Lee and denied the defendant, Dr. Chee, a fair trial. In response to Nair's criticism of the judge on his blog, Singapore government officials arrested him on May 31 at the hotel where he was staying. He had been in Singapore since May 26th, and, prior to his arrest, had expected to return to his home in the United States on the third of June." Excerpt from Amelia's letter You may read the complete letter here: http://www.gopalan-nair.org/misc/fedo.html I understand that in order for the campaign to secure the liberty of Gopalan Nair to be successful, more publicity is needed. And I would like to know if it would be possible for you and your fellow American citizens to start a letter-writing campaign to the United States Congress in conjunction with Miss Fedo's efforts. If possible, a similar petition to the Singapore embassy in Washington would also be helpful. Sincerely Yours, Singa Crew
Singa Crew, The Singaporean legal system is fundamentally corrupt,just like the legal systems in both Malaysia & New Zealand are.As for getting a fair trial in both Singapore & Malaysia - not a hope in Hell. Aidan.
Supporters of Gopalan Nair have put together a video interview of Gopalan Nair and it is now up on Youtube. Right here: Go there and hear from the man himself why he did what he did! Enjoy. Learn. And help spread the message around cyberspace. Crew
Singa Crew, Have you thought about uploading the movie 'Singapore Rebel' up onto YouTube? I saw that movie back in 2004 when it screened over here in New Zealand. I can agree with the Singaporeans on one thing - having the death penalty for murder & drug trafficking,which is carried out by way of the Saddam Hussein Treatment. Aidan.
Hello Aidan, The banned film 'Singapore Rebel' is already up on Youtube along with 99 other 'illegal' films about Singapore. Check out this dude's website: http://singaporerebel.blogspot.com/ Crew
Crew Welcome to the forum. I admit, I dont open any links from anybody I dont know, but it is nice to know you are not a "bot" or a spammer. I'll look further into your story now
RE: Gopalan Nair sentenced to 3 months in jail! "Today at around 5pm, Judge Kan Ting Chiu passed a 3 month jail sentence on Mr Gopalan Nair for insulting Judge Belinda Ang in a blog posting. Mr Nair is slated to begin his jail sentence on Saturday, 20 Sept. He will be appealing this sentence. The case of allegedly insulting Justice Lai Siu Chiu in an email sent in 2006 has been stood down. Since Mr Nair has been sentenced to jail, the earliest possible date he can return to the US is after his jail sentence. We hope at that time, the US embassy can continue working with local authorities to expedite his return. Mr Nair was previously been fined $3,000 for using abusive words towards police officers and disorderly behaviour at the junction of Bukit Timah Road and Race Course Road on July 4. He considered appealing against the conviction, but has since dropped his appeal." Source: http://www.sgpolitics.net/?p=685
