Six Singaporeans, including political activists Roy Ngerng and Han Hui Hui attended court this morning to face charges under the Public Nuisance act for their roles in the protest that took place at Hong Lim Park on Sept 27.
The protest entered headlines for the fiery demonstrations lead by Han and Ngerng that saw rallygoers from the #ReturnourCPF protests marching in a Young Men charity carnival held in the adjacent lawn at the park. In addition to the charges for public nuisance, Han and Ngerng are also charged with allegedly organising a demonstration without a valid approval from National Parks.
The four other accused only face charges of public nuisance.
According to The Online Citizen, the lawyer representing the six defendants M Ravi had informed the presiding judge that they are not taking any plea of guilt to the charges, and asked the court to allow the case to be adjourned for a month to prepare for a pre-trial conference.
M Ravi will be meeting with the prosecution to further understand the basis of the charge and find out more details.
Roy Ngerng, the high-profile blogger behind the protests has posted on his Facebook page about the moral injustices and “unwarranted” charges. Indirectly, he has also asked for further financial assistance to pay for the legal fees for all six of them, which could go up to $30,000.
“It is time you step up, my friends,” he writes. “My friends, help us help yourself. It is time. Help us.”
The case has been adjourned to Nov. 24.
Photo: Roy Ngerng Yi Ling Facebook page
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Six Singaporeans, including political activists Roy Ngerng and Han Hui Hui attended court this morning to face charges under the Public Nuisance act for their roles in the protest that took place at Hong Lim Park on Sept 27.
The protest entered headlines for the fiery demonstrations lead by Han and Ngerng that saw rallygoers from the #ReturnourCPF protests marching in a Young Men charity carnival held in the adjacent lawn at the park. In addition to the charges for public nuisance, Han and Ngerng are also charged with allegedly organising a demonstration without a valid approval from National Parks.
The four other accused only face charges of public nuisance.
According to The Online Citizen, the lawyer representing the six defendants M Ravi had informed the presiding judge that they are not taking any plea of guilt to the charges, and asked the court to allow the case to be adjourned for a month to prepare for a pre-trial conference.
M Ravi will be meeting with the prosecution to further understand the basis of the charge and find out more details.
Roy Ngerng, the high-profile blogger behind the protests has posted on his Facebook page about the moral injustices and “unwarranted” charges. Indirectly, he has also asked for further financial assistance to pay for the legal fees for all six of them, which could go up to $30,000.
“It is time you step up, my friends,” he writes. “My friends, help us help yourself. It is time. Help us.”
The case has been adjourned to Nov. 24.
Photo: Roy Ngerng Yi Ling Facebook page
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