Prominent criminal lawyer Subhas Anandan has joined in the fray in Hougang by promising to set up a legal bureau at Hougang Community Club to offer free legal aid to Hougang residents if PAP candidate Desmond Choo wins the by-election on 26 May!
Mr Subhas Anandan added that he will rope in a few lawyer friends of his to volunteer at the proposed legal bureau as well. Mr Desmond Choo mooted the idea of providing free legal services to Hougang residents after he learned that some of them require legal advice, but were unable to afford the legal fees.
The seat of Hougang was left vacant after its former MP Yaw Shin Leong was sacked from the party for his refusal to address swirling rumors around his alleged extramarital affairs with multiple married women including two female leaders in WP.
In his absence, Mr Desmond Choo who is also the PAP grassroots leader for Hougang has been serving the residents faithfully by conducting weekly ‘tea-party’ sessions at Hougang Community Club.
The Workers Party has announced veteran leader Png Eng Huat as the candidate for the by-election. Mr Png contested in East Coast GRC in the General Election last year where his team garnered 45% of the votes.
Many political observers are predicting an ‘easy victory’ for the Workers Party in its stronghold with Yahoo News already proclaiming the WP candidate as the likely winner even before a single vote is cast.
Meanwhile, WP supporters are having a field day attacking and ridiculing Mr Choo with some even saying that he may lose his electoral deposit.
本地著名律师苏峇士将助朱倍庆一臂之力，在后港民众俱乐部开设“免费法律诊所”！
朱倍庆昨早透露他的一系列计划时，特别点出，下来将在后港民众俱乐部设立法律诊所服务。
这个从本月15日开始，每个月第3个星期二晚上8时举行的法律诊所，将由本地知名律师苏峇士开办。
除了苏峇士之外，将会有另外3到4名律师到场，为居民提供法律咨询服务。
朱倍庆说，他和后港居民接触后，居民向他反映，希望区内能有免费的法律咨询服务，于是，他着手设立了这个“免费法律诊所”。
人民行动党昨早在后港5道的行动党支部举行记者会，介绍后港补选代表行动党出征的候选人朱倍庆。
人民行动党第二助理秘书长尚达曼副总理主持记者会，教育部长王瑞杰，以及蔡厝港集选区议员任梓铭也到场给朱倍庆打气。
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