Dear friends,
Chee Soon Juan's wife and three children visited him at the remand prison this afternoon (Sat, 18 March). This will be the only visit until his release on 24 March.
During this short visit, he had asked Mrs. Chee to convey this message to you:
"I am doing fine. My spirits are up and I have you to thank for this. There are many individuals and organizations whom I would like to send my personal thanks but am unable to do so from here and through this very brief visit.
The Amnesty International, the ICJ, Human Rights First, SEAPPA are among the many organizations that have lent their invaluable help.
I am grateful to the diplomatic community in Asia, Australia, Europe and the US for all that they have done. It is precisely due to the involvement of and attention from the international community that has deterred the Singapore government from wielding its usual unbridled power.
The Singapore authorities are keenly aware that the world is watching them and that it is due to this that they cannot continue to use such oppressive and unjust measures to silence democracy advocates and dissenting voices.
I also thank friends and supporters from Singapore and beyond. Thank you for your thoughts, prayers, well-wishes and tireless efforts."
Chee Soon Juan
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19 Mar 2006
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Yeah, hope that he takes it as a good rest.
ReplyDeleteWell, don't get me wrong. I'm not being a sadist nor sarcastic to him for he has been working very hard to fight on behalf of the liberals before going in. Hope he'll tell us how is life in there so that we have some idea.
Keep well as your family members will miss you very much.
"The Singapore authorities are keenly aware that the world is watching them and that it is due to this that they cannot continue to use such oppressive and unjust measures to silence democracy advocates and dissenting voices."
ReplyDeleteDr. Chee SJ,
Yeah so? Freedom for Singaporeans is unless already. 46 years of PAP rule, people also don't bother. They can allow democracy advocates to talk all they want and sell their books ....but Singaporeans after 46 years are simply conditioned to have no desire to speak up or transform their society. They are excited more by TV shows such as SuperStar and Winter Sonata.
Dr. Chee do you know most Singaporeans find you're speaking gibberish and simply cannot relate to it after 46 years of PAP conditioning.
Dr Chee is a freedom fighter as least he dared to fight for social justice on what is fair and what is not. I think PAP minister nowadays cared more about inflating their egos (anyhow say defamation) than concern about the marginalised group of citizens.
ReplyDeletesometimes i think about this guy called chee soon juan......aligning with the australians......queens counsel......if you like AUSTRALIA so much why don't you live with the INGRATES and have a taste of their RACIST attitudes????don't live in singapore.....take your stupidity out of here!
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