Gopalan Nair remanded for one week, Chee siblings convicted and sentenced for contempt of court

June 3, 2008 by admin
Filed under: Law/Legal System, SDP 

From the Singapore Democrats
02 Jun 08

Blogger Mr Gopalan Nair has been remanded for one more week because the police want more time for investigations.

Mr Nair was brought to the Subordinate Courts today and charged under the Miscellaneous Offences Act for “insulting a public servant.” He was represented by Mr Chia Ti Lik.

Read the full article: Nair remanded for one week: Will he be put under duress?

In a separate development, Dr Chee Soon Juan and his sister Chee Siok Chin were convicted and sentenced to 12 days and 10 days imprisonment respectively for contempt of court by High Court Judge Belinda Ang.

Mr Jeyaretnam, counsel for Dr Chee, had made two preliminary applications: one for Judge Ang to recuse herself from the matter, and the second for more time to study the facts of the case as he had only received the Judge’s citations only during the weekend. Both applications were rejected.

Dr Chee accordingly discharged Mr Jeyaretnam as counsel and said that he would not be defending the charges.

The defendants have applied for the $10,000 security costs to be waived in order to appeal Judge Ang’s decision. She has reserved judgment on the amount of damages the defendants have to pay to the Lees.

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2 Comments on Gopalan Nair remanded for one week, Chee siblings convicted and sentenced for contempt of court

  1. The Singapore Daily » Blog Archive » Daily SG: 3 Jun 2008 on Tue, 3rd Jun 2008 11:16 am

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