Comments on: The Workers’ Party press release – Escape of Mas Selamat

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By: patriot

patriot — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 12:52:20 +0000

I appreciate MP Teo Ho Pin for asking the DPM(cum minister of Home Affairs) Wong Kan Seng about the four hour delay in informing members of the Public. No other MP including Oppositions, did pose any question during the Budget Debates, regarding Mas Selamat’s Escape from a toilet in a detention centre.

PAP MP Dr Lily Neo is one MP that deserve some recognitions for her concerns for the poor, she has done much herself on the ground to look after the poor in her constituency and had asked frequently for more helps for them in the Parliament Debates. I believe she is sincere and genuinely cares for the people.

NMP Sylvia Lim is a calibre opposition member who is cool and measured, making her an effective, competent and illustrious parliamentarian. It will be good for the people and the Country once she is elected. Her experiences in the Police Force and her legal knowledge will be useful for the functions of a parliamentarian. Do wish the voters in the district that she stands for election will be wise to put her into the Parliament comes the next election.

patriot.

By: Mei Ling

Mei Ling — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 07:23:49 +0000

On hindsights, i wonder how did a middle aged limping man escape the custody of the police force who are known to be highly intelligent, highly trained and highly paid? Mas selamat was not paid to escape but the police force are highly paid (by tax payer)to keep him in this high security outfits called the Whitley Detention Centre.

By: happy?

happy? — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 06:59:34 +0000

I guess from the latest cabinet reshuffle, we can all be ‘happy’ to know that wong Kan Seng has managed the ‘great escape’ instead of Mas Selamet (quote from Mr wang’s blog) and his staying in cabinet is a sign from PM Lee that PM Lee is satisfied with Mr Wong’s performance thus far. We should keep this in mind in the nexrt elections.

By: Mei Ling

Mei Ling — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 06:28:46 +0000

No one has informed the public about this COI conducted under the Prison Act until Sylvia told us so. I had high regard for the singapore government when they decide on the COI but not now, especially when they can choose what to disclose and what not to the public. Also, out of the three panelists, two are ex civil servants.

By: Jackson

Jackson — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 10:45:58 +0000

Govt wants the people to find MSK, but chooses not to tell us about the inquiry. Logic?

Anyway, I hope something new can happen during the next elections in 2011. If by then, still got many people voting for PAP, then I guess Singaporeans really don’t understand politics.

By: damien

damien — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 17:31:34 +0000

” The problem is that the Prisons Act states that such inquiries shall not be open to the public. The Committee will submit its report to the Minister, and no part of the proceedings may be released to anyone except with the Minister’s written permission.”

dear singaporean, you choose these minister to come out with these ‘ACT’s. so don’t complain when they chose not to tell you. you reap what you sow.

By: Gary Teoh

Gary Teoh — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 05:01:23 +0000

I keep mentioning we need more opposition figures like Sylvia to represent us in the parliment,because the pap mps dare not speak up on our behalf.We can afford to lose George Yeo,think about it.It is easy to find a replacement minister but not easy to find a good opposition figure.

By: Adrian

Adrian — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 13:02:47 +0000

I agree with Rachael Zeng that Ms Sylvia Lim’s response was measured, pro-Singaporean & not fault finding, forward looking and looking at ways to really improve the process! I hope the folks will remember this in the next GE. Her response sure beats “what to do, happened already lor” aka LL, understand.

By: Adrian

Adrian — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 12:53:09 +0000

And please…how can someone who reports to Wong Kan Seng within the same ministry be conducting the inquiry….harlows, which part of the word “INDEPENDENT INQUIRY” does the government not understand? Do we need another million dollar paid minister to point this out?

By: Adrian

Adrian — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 12:50:39 +0000

The late President Ong Teng Cheong is so far the ONLY freely elected President of Singapore to date. Mr Ong entered public service in 1972 and has served the people of Singapore in many capacities, as MP, Minister for Communications, Minister of Labour, DPM and of course President. It is saddening that a good man like him was not given a full state funeral but only given a “state-assisted” funeral because he may have seen things differently from the ruling government. Based on the existing Presidential nomination and election process, I do not forsee to see another President like the late Mr Ong in my lifetime.

Kudos to Ms Sylvia Lim for letting us know that Inquiries Act actually existed!! I have no doubts in her being a ex police officer and a qualified lawyer, she would be more than qualified to be involved in this inquiry.

By: Gary Teoh

Gary Teoh — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 06:06:29 +0000

President Nathan,I doubt he can do anything,his friends are from PAP government.He can’t go against the government or else he would be like Devan Nair.If this COI can’t not be published fully, then what is the point of conducting the investigation?WP has a good suggestion which no MP from the government can suggest or afraid to suggest.So in Singapore decides 2010,let’s put Sylvia and 4 others from Aljunid into parliament to make a better Singapore.PAP MPs can’t think properly because there mind are always flooded with $$$$

By: Disgusted

Disgusted — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 06:04:31 +0000

Thank you Workers Party for bringing this to our attention.

The way the whole incident was and is being handled left much to
be desired. It seems to me that some people are determined to try
to cover up as much as possible such a grave mistake, which cannot be declared as the popular excuse of a “honest mistake”, because
this should not have happened in the first place. Therefore, this
is not a simple mistake but a great blunder!

The utterance of “It happened … what to do?” is in no way a
defence against such a great blunder to absorb all blames.

And if a Commission of Inquiry is not appointed to replace the Committee of Inquiry, then it speaks volumes.

By: screwtape

screwtape — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 03:44:49 +0000

First thing first, fire that useless Minister of Home Affairs.

By: manolett

manolett — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 17:47:43 +0000

I thought that was a well-written letter.

By: Joel

Joel — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 17:26:55 +0000

Good call, I didn’t know that the investigation’s results would be kept confidential, and now that I think about it, I’m not terribly surprised. But the President, hmm.

By: Rachel Zeng

Rachel Zeng — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 16:01:24 +0000

Ms Sylvia Lim mentioned some good points there and I believe the government will be trying very hard not to take her words into consideration just because she is from the opposition. Don’t know, just a feeling.

As compared to “This should not have happened, I am sorry that it had.” and “What to do, it has happened.”, Sylvia Lim sounds more like a politician.

Just my two cents worth.

By: feedmetothefish

feedmetothefish — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 15:39:11 +0000

I thank Ms Sylvia Lim for helping us understand better.

I’m afraid that the present president, Mr S R Nathan is not the late Mr Ong Teng Cheong, Fifth President of the Republic of Singapore (2 September 1993 to 1 September 1999).

Will President Nathan do the right thing?

Or will we be “chastened” again for being to audacious or too clever by half in our question, our request?

Pardon my cynicism, but the truth will only be known if it serves the power that is.

Otherwise, the wayang continues. . .

By: LifesLikeThat

LifesLikeThat — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 15:31:22 +0000

Someone please quick take a screenshot of CNA’s report! We all know how they will change it when it is found to be not so approved by those in ivory towers!

By: Weibin

Weibin — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 15:24:53 +0000

Look for the MHA's response to this. I don't think we'll ever know whether we got the full story, the way its going.