#ReturnOurCPF 7-day Trial | 4 public prosecutors, including top DPP Francis Ng, against 3 Singaporeans.
“KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT” shouted (to Han Hui Hui) Senior Director, Senior State Counsel DPP Francis NG Yong Kiat.Judge...
Posted by Han Hui Hui 韩慧慧 on Saturday, March 12, 2016
Dear all,
It has been three weeks since the second tranche of the #ReturnOurCPF court trial.
During the first tranche of the 4-days trial from 13 to 16 October 2015, we were told that our transcript will be given to us three weeks later in November 2015.
However, Singapore’s court did not give us our transcript in November 2015.
In December 2015, we send in a total of 4 emails during the 4 weeks and Singapore’s court replied that our transcript was not approved, we were not allowed to have access to our own court transcript to prepare for trial.
Miraculously, after sharing updates of the #ReturnOurCPF court trial on social media, Singapore’s court finally replied in 2016 to tell us to collect our transcript.
This has never happened before, for the first time where the Singapore’s court rejected application for the court transcript and then finally give it just before the second tranche of trial.
During the second tranche of the additional 3-days trial from 24 to 26 February 2016, we told the court that we weren’t prepared for the trial as not only do we not have any form of legal aid, we didn’t have sufficient time to go through the transcript too.
When we questioned why was the transcript being given to us so late, the judge replied that it was because “the transcript were not available”.
This was different from what the court emailed to us.
During the collection of the transcript, we asked how long does it take for the transcript to be ready, we were told that the date where the transcript is ready is printed at the front of the set of court’s transcript.
For the first tranche of trial, the date was 3 November 2015.
For the second tranche of trial, the date was 10 March 2016.
We are puzzled.
Since the transcript was ready a long time ago, why didn’t they give it to us so that we could prepare for trial?
Since the transcript was ready a long time ago, why did they reject our application for transcript?
Since they have decided to reject our application for court’s transcript, why did they change their mind and give it to us just before the second tranche of trial?
Since they have decided to reject our application for court’s transcript, why did they want to say that it was because “the transcript were not available”?
As of date, we still do not have any legal aid and are expected to hand in our written submission by 18 April 2016.
Please let us know if you know of anyone who could assist us.
Thanks.
Regards,
Han Hui Hui
“KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT” shouted (to Han Hui Hui) Senior Director, Senior State Counsel DPP Francis NG Yong Kiat.Judge...
Posted by Han Hui Hui 韩慧慧 on Saturday, March 12, 2016
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