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AGC drops action against cartoonist under Sedition Act
SINGAPORE: Singapore's Attorney-General's Chambers (AGC) said it will not be taking further action against Chew Peng Ee, also known as Leslie Chew, for offences under the Sedition Act.
It said the public prosecutor arrived at the decision after reviewing the evidence in the investigation papers that the police submitted.
Chew was arrested on 19 April 2013 as part of investigations into whether he had committed offences under the Sedition Act for his publication of the comic series "Demon-cratic Singapore" on Facebook.
He was released on bail on 21 April 2013, and has remained on bail since.
With the AGC's decision on Monday, his police bail will be allowed to lapse, and his passport, which was surrendered as a condition of bail, will be returned to him.
AGC said Chew was informed of the decision earlier Monday.
However, the legal proceedings against Chew for contempt of court will continue.
In its statement Monday, the AGC reiterated that issues related to a pending case before a court should be discussed within the court itself. - CNA/xq
SINGAPORE: The Attorney General's Chambers (AGC) has agreed to drop the contempt proceedings against cartoonist Leslie Chew over his comic strips about the Singapore judiciary.
AGC said it has received a request from the cartoonist's lawyers "not to pursue the contempt proceedings against him if the comic strips in question are taken down, with an apology and undertaking prominently posted on the Demon-cratic Singapore Facebook page."
An AGC spokesman said the offending comic strips have been taken down from the web page, and that Mr Chew has given an apology and undertaking on Tuesday.
Posting on his Facebook page, Mr Chew also said that he will not re-post the comic strips in any form or medium.
He stated: "I further undertake that I will not in future put up any post or comic strip, or do any other act that amounts to contempt of court."
Through the apology and undertaking, the spokesman noted Mr Chew has accepted that the comic strips in question scandalised the Judiciary of Singapore. - CNA/xq
Cartoonist Leslie Chew apologises for contempt of court
Singapolitics
Tuesday, Aug 06, 2013
SINGAPORE- Cartoonist Leslie Chew Peng Ee, who was facing contempt of court charges, has apologised for scandalising the judiciary.
In a statement released through his lawyers on Tuesday, Mr Chew accepted that there were four comic strips published by him that "scandalised the judiciary"here. Some of the comics were entitled "Justice is dead", and all four were posted on Chew's Facebook page between July 2011 and June 2012.
The case against Mr Chew was due to be heard in the High Court next Monday. "I accept that (the) comic strips had misrepresented to the public that the Singapore Judiciary administers differential treatment to individuals based on their nationality, social status and political affiliation, and that there have been specific criminal cases in which decisions were made by the Singapore judiciary on the basis of the above factors rather than on the merits," he said.
The Attorney-General's Chambers (AGC) said that in light of his apology and undertaking, as well as the fact that the offending comic strips have been taken down, they will not proceed with the contempt of court charges. "All members of the public should note that the Attorney-General's Chambers will take firm action to protect the administration of justice in Singapore, and uphold the integrity of the Judiciary. Where appropriate, such action will include the commencement of proceedings for contempt," added a spokesman.
