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Tharman to fill up Singapore President application form

4. OFFICIAL SECRETS ACT CASE​

In 1992, while serving as director of the Economics Department of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), Mr Tharman was one of five people charged under the Official Secrets Act after the growth rate for Singapore’s economy in the second quarter of that year was published in the Business Times before it was revealed officially. The others included the newspaper's editor Patrick Daniel.

All five individuals were found guilty and fined. The courts could not prove that Mr Tharman actually communicated the confidential data to economist Manu Bhaskaran at a meeting, but he was found guilty of negligence and fined S$1,500.

Mr Tharman addressed his conviction while campaigning in the 2001 General Election.

Mr Tharman was quoted in the Business Times as saying: "No one concluded, including the court, that I had done anything deliberately. So my integrity was never challenged, never in doubt both during and after the case."

Responding to press queries separately, he added: "The facts are simply that I had a document with me at a meeting between MAS officials and the private sector. A private sector economist said he saw a figure from across the table. I did not give any official secret to anyone and the court records show this."

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong - the Deputy Prime Minister at the time - said the PAP does not "write people off because of one mistake", according to the Business Times report.
Ah Soh, what about the Unofficial Secrets Act?
 
Finestly, we have a heavy weight coming into the ring
 
Any possibility of rule change last minute?
 
The President is not a rubber stamper. He or she is the gatekeeper, the last line of defence against a possible rogue oppie government that seeks to bankrupt our reserves and replace all our perm secs with their own cronies.
But if the oppies are incharge, the next president will be chosen by them. PAP thinks only they can appoint the president? Lol
 
Ah Soh, what about the Unofficial Secrets Act?

Tiagong, A Public holiday is out. Polling Day Likely to be held on a Sat .
a " untested " opponent/s has been
tasked to take on President Tharman .
President Tharman will win by a street. :biggrin:

and All live happily thereafter. :biggrin:
 
Tiagong, A Public holiday is out. Likely to be held on a Sat .
a " untested " opponent/s has been
tasked to take on President Tharman .
President Tharman will win by a street. :biggrin:

and All live happily thereafter. :biggrin:
Public holiday on a Saturday got use meh?
 
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