http://www.theonlinecitizen.com/2015/03/no-offence-committed-but-what-are-the-reasons/
Not illegal but….
What we can conclude from the incidents mentioned above is this:
The distribution of flyers in itself is not illegal in Singapore.
It is unclear if the content of such flyers or the act of distributing them would constitute “intentional harassment”.
The gathering or assembling of person/s to distribute such flyers requires a permit.
The third point is perhaps the one which needs further clarification.
If a permit is required to gather in order to distribute flyers (as Justice Woo’s judgement in the SDP case indicates), then did Mr Lye and his activists apply for one and was one given?
The authorities, particularly the Attorney General and the SPF, should explain in more details its conclusion that Mr Lye and the PAP activists had not committed any offence in distributing the flyers, why this is so and whether a permit was issued for the activists to gather as a group to carry out the distribution.
“Art 12(1) does not require that there be no discrimination at all; rather, it requires that those within a similar category or class of persons are not to be treated unalike.” – Justice Woo Bih Li.
Not illegal but….
What we can conclude from the incidents mentioned above is this:
The distribution of flyers in itself is not illegal in Singapore.
It is unclear if the content of such flyers or the act of distributing them would constitute “intentional harassment”.
The gathering or assembling of person/s to distribute such flyers requires a permit.
The third point is perhaps the one which needs further clarification.
If a permit is required to gather in order to distribute flyers (as Justice Woo’s judgement in the SDP case indicates), then did Mr Lye and his activists apply for one and was one given?
The authorities, particularly the Attorney General and the SPF, should explain in more details its conclusion that Mr Lye and the PAP activists had not committed any offence in distributing the flyers, why this is so and whether a permit was issued for the activists to gather as a group to carry out the distribution.
“Art 12(1) does not require that there be no discrimination at all; rather, it requires that those within a similar category or class of persons are not to be treated unalike.” – Justice Woo Bih Li.
