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July 19th, 2010 |
Author: Your Correspondent
Lianhe Wanbao has refuted publicly the official explanation given by the Singapore police in handcuffing one of its photojournalist Mr Shafie Goh during his course of duty last Saturday.
Mr Goh was taking photos of the flooding at Upper Bukit Timah Road before he was asked to leave by a police officer who was previously sitting in a police car.
When Mr Goh requested to take one more photo, the police officer handcuffed him immediately on his right wrist without warning and then removed it again after Mr Goh tried to take a snapshot of it.
Mr Goh was detained for an hour outside a condominium by the Singapore police for no valid reasons.
In its reply to the media, the Singapore police accused Mr Goh of posing a danger to the public and obstructing the police officer in discharging his public duties.
“As he was causing obstruction to the police officer in the discharge of his duties and causing danger to himself and others, the officers decided to restrain him and move him to safe grounds, but the man resisted and put up a struggle,” a police spokesman said.
Lianhe Wanbao has denied the police version of the story:
1. Contrary to what the statement issued by the police, Mr Goh was only asked ONCE by the police officer to leave. He did not loiter around the area nor resisted, let alone put up a struggle.
2. The flood waters at the road divider where Mr Goh was standing was not high and certainly not dangerous. There were other people standing at the same spot taking photos as well (including a few foreign workers), but they were not dispersed by the police.
3. Mr Goh did not obstruct the police in its work. The traffic was not heavy and he did not see any police officers involved in any rescue operations.
The Singapore police force must give the public a satisfactory explanation of what happened exactly. The credibility of the entire police is at stake.
If Mr Goh was indeed wrongly handcuffed, the Singapore police must apologize unreservedly and offer compensation to him.
The Singapore police must remember at all times that they are merely PUBLIC SERVANTS paid by taxpayers to serve the public. They are not above the law and they are certainly not a law upon themselves.
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Lianhe Wanbao has refuted publicly the official explanation given by the Singapore police in handcuffing one of its photojournalist Mr Shafie Goh during his course of duty last Saturday.
Mr Goh was taking photos of the flooding at Upper Bukit Timah Road before he was asked to leave by a police officer who was previously sitting in a police car.
When Mr Goh requested to take one more photo, the police officer handcuffed him immediately on his right wrist without warning and then removed it again after Mr Goh tried to take a snapshot of it.
Mr Goh was detained for an hour outside a condominium by the Singapore police for no valid reasons.
In its reply to the media, the Singapore police accused Mr Goh of posing a danger to the public and obstructing the police officer in discharging his public duties.
“As he was causing obstruction to the police officer in the discharge of his duties and causing danger to himself and others, the officers decided to restrain him and move him to safe grounds, but the man resisted and put up a struggle,” a police spokesman said.
Lianhe Wanbao has denied the police version of the story:
1. Contrary to what the statement issued by the police, Mr Goh was only asked ONCE by the police officer to leave. He did not loiter around the area nor resisted, let alone put up a struggle.
2. The flood waters at the road divider where Mr Goh was standing was not high and certainly not dangerous. There were other people standing at the same spot taking photos as well (including a few foreign workers), but they were not dispersed by the police.
3. Mr Goh did not obstruct the police in its work. The traffic was not heavy and he did not see any police officers involved in any rescue operations.
The Singapore police force must give the public a satisfactory explanation of what happened exactly. The credibility of the entire police is at stake.
If Mr Goh was indeed wrongly handcuffed, the Singapore police must apologize unreservedly and offer compensation to him.
The Singapore police must remember at all times that they are merely PUBLIC SERVANTS paid by taxpayers to serve the public. They are not above the law and they are certainly not a law upon themselves.
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