Six s'poreans charged for speaking up on cpf raised $8,000 over 6 days

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SIX S'POREANS CHARGED FOR SPEAKING UP ON CPF RAISED $8,000 OVER 6 DAYS

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31 Oct 2014 - 3:48pm








[photo credit: Tan Yunyou]

The six Singaporeans who were charged in court earlier this week have raised more than $8,000 so far.

As of yesterday, $8203.10 was raised via the POSB Savings Account 279-12328-0. The bank account belongs to Han Hui Hui. TRS understands that the account has been set aside for the activism work.

Ms Han, Roy Ngerng and four others were accused of “public nuisance” for speaking up at the #ReturnOurCPF protest on September 27.

Ms Han and Roy were also being accused of holding a demonstration without a permit under the Parks and Trees Act. It is understood, however, that a permit is not required to demonstrate at the Hong Lim Park. Roy is also currently facing a defamation suit by the Singapore prime minister.

The more than $8,000 was raised over the past six days. More than 40 Singaporeans have donated thus far to support the six.

The amounts donated ranged from as low as $1 to as much as $2,000.

A person who called himself, “HELPER”, donated the $1.00.

Another person stated on his account that he donated $200 as the “legal fund for 6”.

There was also a Ms Angela Tan who also donated $1,000 to the six. She said on her Facebook, “To Roy Ngerng Yi Ling, Han Hui Hui and all the fellow comrades, I salute your courage and perseverance to do what you think is right! This is my token of appreciation. Many thanks for your sacrifice. God bless you all. Hope we can triumph over the evil ones and silence the naysayers.”







Earlier this week, it was reported that the six would need to raise a total of $46,000 for the fines and their legal fees.

Lawyer, M Ravi, who is currently representing them at least until the pre-trial conference, has asked for $30,000 in legal fees. They would each have to pay $5,000.

For the charge of “public nuisance” that the six face, they can be penalised by up to $1,000 each. For the extra charge that Ms Han and Roy face, they would lose up to another $6,000. In total, the six can be set back by as much as $16,000.

In an interview, one of the six, Ms Chua, said, “The legal fees are … higher than the fine.” Ms Chua, who earns less than $1,800 in a month, was also worried about being able to pay the fine and asked if she should hire a lawyer, because the fees to pay the lawyer is higher than the fine itself.

TRS understands that the funds raised will be go towards paying for the fines of the six, before being used to pay for the legal fees.

The six were charged for speaking up over the CPF issue at the protest.

Ms Chua had said, “The current government does not love Singaporeans. If a government does not take care of its own citizens as the priority, it will not be loved by its citizens.”
She also said, “If I realise that the Singapore government has made a mistake, I will speak up.”

Ms Janet also told TRS, “Political parties are elected to serve the people, not to serve themselves.” She added, “We should not have to feel threatened or to live in fear. If so, we need to change the government.”
Ms Han had earlier told TRS, “We need to fight for our rights for the freedom of speech and it is now our hard-earned CPF monies at stake. We need to unite and fight for transparency and accountability, it is time for people to stand up and practise people's power now.”

On his Facebook, Roy told his supporters, “At the end of the day, don't we all want a fairer and more equal society, so that we our children will also have better futures?”
He also said, “Please continue to stand in solidarity with us. We have to protect our right to speak up, so that we can continue to voice out on the CPF, and the things that matter to us in Singapore. We have to continue to remain united so that we can see a more just and fair Singapore come to fruition.”

Supporters who would like to send their funds to the six can transfer their funds to POSB Savings Account 279-12328-0. For latest updates on the fund raising, readers can go to the Empowering Singaporeans Facebook page.









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