Jufri Salim Tahan 8 days in Queenstown Remand Prison

Jufri Salim was convicted and sentenced to 8 days in prison for participating in the Tak Boleh Tahan protest last year. He read out the following statement in court:

Your Honour,

I wish to make this statement:

It is with a heavy heart that I have to plead guilty. I am doing it because of work commitments and the fact that I have 3 kids and a wife to provide for.

I am making it clear that I did no wrong. In fact what I did with the 17 others who exercised our constitutional rights on 15th March 08 is very noble and no one can take those rights away from us, citizens of Singapore. We stood up for Singapore and our fellow Singaporeans. The only regret is that I am unable to continue to fight this case.

And because I have done no wrong and committed no crime, I will not pay the fine although money has been raised. I am glad to serve time for a cause I believe in.

I hope that my fellow citizens will wake up one day to the fact that we have been oppressed for too long. Join us in our call for freedom and democracy in Singapore.

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[thinktok]

Temasekboy

CSJ cheated on taxi fare claims and postage cost to send his wife's dissertation to the US. It is on record. You can say what you want that is your own problem.

Temasek and GIC lost billions. agreed. Even Warren Buffet lost billions. The question is good faith.

You are in Canada and you talk so much. Maybe doing what you do will give you a cock stand. That shows how low down you are.

[A1iaaOP92]

Don't you think about the society that your living in? Sure we might have jobs but do we have benefits? SG is a pro employer state!

We can't even see our hard earn money when we retire. We have to take care more of the citizens and less of the govt.

[butterflye2020]

THIS IS ONE OF THE TORTURE prisons where sadomasochistic homo guards enjoy beating prisoners. Expose this to the world.

SHAME ON SINGAPORE

[rambo12352]

Serve you right , and for temasekboi when temasek is earning so many billions , where are your voice? in a downtrend , tell me which billionaire did not loose huge , even Li ka shin lost so stupid temasekboi, only the poor are not affected because they dont have money, such simple arithematic also dont know , what are you ? If the opposition is the government , well then , you can just kiss goodbye to all of the singapore assets as people like you in the govt will bankrupt spore any moment

[KEPARATable]

hmmmm....im not into politics kind of stuff....well....all da bez!!

[thehoopoe]

Hey benzrulez1969

You are a massive tool.

[sgcommoner]

Singapore starts with a fishing village, built up by the British into a vibrant and prospering harbour, complete with basic infrastructure and economy.

Then someone chased the British away, and teach people to give him all the credit.

[sgcommoner]

and most importantly to supress opposing voices so that no one (dares to) is there to check the govt.

[benzrulez1969]

Singapore starts with nothing....

without LKY there's no Singapore now!

Long Live MR Lee Kuan Yew!!!

The True Hero Of Singapura!

[thinktok]

Who say you can't see your hard earned money when you retire. We don't have to take care of the Govt, but we have to take care of the country by voting in competent and honest Govt. i think some countries that do not look after the employers end up with the citizens got no job. A good country must look after its citizens and economy i.e. employers.