[pinkypanther]

SINGAPORE — Activist Goh Keow Wah, better known as Gilbert Goh, will be charged in court on Wednesday (Dec 15) over allegedly taking part in a public assembly without a permit and refusing to sign a police statement.

In a media statement on Tuesday, the police said that on May 1 this year, Mr Goh, 60, allegedly staged a protest near the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) building.

He held up a placard which read: “Please ban all flights from India we are not racist! Just being cautious". It was written in capital letters.

Organising or taking part in a public assembly requires a police permit in Singapore but Mr Goh did not have one.

Mr Goh's alleged protest took place shortly after the Government barred some visitors from India from entering Singapore in response to a surge in Covid-19 cases in the country.

During the course of the police investigation into his alleged protest, Mr Goh had also allegedly refused to sign his statement to the police.

In the media statement, the police said Mr Goh had also allowed a foreigner without the required permit to participate in an event that he organised at Speakers’ Corner on Nov 3, 2019.

A police permit is required if foreigners are involved in organising or participating in an event at Speakers’ Corner.

On Tuesday, Mr Goh had received a "stern warning" over the 2019 incident, which also included failing to sign a police statement, the police said.

If convicted of taking part in a public assembly without a permit, Mr Goh could be fined up to S$3,000.

Those convicted of refusing to sign a police statement can be jailed for up to three months, fined up to S$2,500 or both.

https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/ac...nt-1770566

[sgbuffett]

Many feel he' spoke their minds with the sign.
Had the govt listen we would not have the delta variant spike and lives will not be lost.

Thanks for the effort Gilbert.

[debono]

Many feel he' spoke their minds with the sign.
Had the govt listen we would not have the delta variant spike and lives will not be lost.

Thanks for the effort Gilbert.

He is just asking the govt. to be more careful, to ban flights  from India, so that the population here are not infected with the Delta virus....

[sgbuffett]

I never knew it is illegal to refuse to sign a statement to police.

[Sentinel]

If just stand there, consider protest or not?

Later than edit any photo with caption 

Like this, no need limkopi

[Stoki]

He should have signed off as BS.

[[[ForeverAlone]]]

if he write PAP IS THE BEST how?

[Huliwang]

Nowadays all these charging in court and fine are no longer effective punishment because of online donations. PAP must invent other forms of punishment to curb free speech..........

[p1acebo]

Nowadays all these charging in court and fine are no longer effective punishment because of online donations. PAP must invent other forms of punishment to curb free speech..........

Need to potong the kkj as a deterrent

[p1acebo]

I never knew it is illegal to refuse to sign a statement to police.

Don’t think it is. But the IO will kena hell from his superior

[Migrant]

I never knew it is illegal to refuse to sign a statement to police.

And now you know.

[Gstalk]

Many feel he' spoke their minds with the sign.
Had the govt listen we would not have the delta variant spike and lives will not be lost.

Thanks for the effort Gilbert.

There was once an MP who walk around the TP hawker centre and shops bringing along a sign and even took photograph of him during the pandemic. How c.m nothing happened to him? Sweep under the carpet?