What a joker!!
Spotted in The Straits Times on 2 December 2006:
"...The SDP also said the three men were 'prisoners of conscience', whose 'incarceration is politically motivated by the ruling party, if not the Singapore Government'.
They had 'not committed any crime' and were 'victims of a dictatorial regime that is desperate to cling on to power', the party claimed.
Replying, MHA said: 'Chee, Yap and Gandhi were charged and tried in open court and were found guilty of having committed an offence.
'They were fined $5,000, $2,000 and $3,000 respectively. However, they chose not to pay the fine and elected instead to go to jail in lieu of the fine.
'Chee, Yap and Gandhi are therefore in prison because they deliberately sought this situation - their incarceration is a product of their own political motivation.'
Chee is serving five weeks in default of his fine, while Yap is serving 10 days and Gandhi, three weeks..."
And on 5 December 2006:
"...the party said that the prison doctor had found traces of blood in Chee's urine. It also said that Chee had abdominal pains and his blood pressure was low. Chee was admitted to Changi General Hospital.
The statement said Chee told his sister, Ms Chee Siok Chin, who visited him yesterday, that he had not eaten for over a week, as he would feel ill and throw up after eating.
He was 'amenable to consuming hospital food' but not prison food, it added..."
And today:
"SINGAPORE Democratic Party (SDP) leader Chee Soon Juan is in hospital for medical observation and tests, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said yesterday.
Chee has been warded in Changi General Hospital since Sunday so that doctors could examine him more closely and determine the cause and significance of his complaints of nausea, it said in response to queries from The Straits Times.
The SDP secretary-general had refused to eat the meals provided by prison authorities, claiming the food made him nauseous.
But he has refused all medical tests and treatment at the hospital, the ministry said...
...Yesterday's MHA statement comes one day after SDP said on its website that Chee was in hospital because he would feel sick and throw up after eating his meals.
It also said he was 'amenable to consuming hospital food' but not prison food.
However, MHA said he had initially refused to eat the hospital food.
But on Monday afternoon, he ate the food bought by his family and later in the evening, 'decided to eat the dinner he selected from the daily menu provided by the hospital'.
The saga of Chee's health behind bars began last week when the party, on its website, questioned the prison treatment of its leader, along with Ghandi and Yap.
MHA, in rebutting the claims last Friday, said they were baseless and sought 'to undermine the reputation of the Singapore Prison Service'.
Yesterday, it noted that Chee progressively ate less and less two days after he entered prison on Nov 23.
On Nov 28, he stopped eating altogether and also refused other food options, like a vegetarian meal.
He wanted only home-cooked meals prepared by his wife, which prison policy does not allow 'for safety and security reasons', MHA said.
It also said the prison authorities had examined the food provided for Chee and 'found no reason to believe' it was the cause of his purported nausea.
It also said he had 'adamantly refused' to have blood tests done to ascertain the cause of his complaints.
He also refused to be put on an intravenous drip, to ensure his health would not be in serious danger.
Hence, he was sent to the hospital. On Monday, his wife, children and sister Chee Siok Chin were allowed to visit him. Prison authorities allowed it although the family's next visit was scheduled for Dec 11.
'Since admission to prison, Chee has demanded to be treated differently from other inmates,' the MHA said.
He has sought for more yard time and more than the entitled visits from his family.
Now in hospital, Chee continues to refuse to let blood tests be done on him. Other methods to assess his condition, such as X-rays and a psychiatric review, are being considered, said MHA.
The ministry noted that if Chee continues to refuse to eat and seek medical treatment, 'the prison authorities will study and access all means to stop him from breaching prison regulations, and doing harm to his own health'." (all emphasis added)
I suppose the extracts above are self-explanatory. The man is just unbelievably ridiculous. And the implications behind it is not too subtle either - he is obviously under the delusion that his name is Alexander Litvinenko and the government is trying to poison him to death.
And the funny thing is, he did not even have to go to jail. He chose to go to jail!
I groan at his retarded antics.
"...The SDP also said the three men were 'prisoners of conscience', whose 'incarceration is politically motivated by the ruling party, if not the Singapore Government'.
They had 'not committed any crime' and were 'victims of a dictatorial regime that is desperate to cling on to power', the party claimed.
Replying, MHA said: 'Chee, Yap and Gandhi were charged and tried in open court and were found guilty of having committed an offence.
'They were fined $5,000, $2,000 and $3,000 respectively. However, they chose not to pay the fine and elected instead to go to jail in lieu of the fine.
'Chee, Yap and Gandhi are therefore in prison because they deliberately sought this situation - their incarceration is a product of their own political motivation.'
Chee is serving five weeks in default of his fine, while Yap is serving 10 days and Gandhi, three weeks..."
And on 5 December 2006:
"...the party said that the prison doctor had found traces of blood in Chee's urine. It also said that Chee had abdominal pains and his blood pressure was low. Chee was admitted to Changi General Hospital.
The statement said Chee told his sister, Ms Chee Siok Chin, who visited him yesterday, that he had not eaten for over a week, as he would feel ill and throw up after eating.
He was 'amenable to consuming hospital food' but not prison food, it added..."
And today:
"SINGAPORE Democratic Party (SDP) leader Chee Soon Juan is in hospital for medical observation and tests, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said yesterday.
Chee has been warded in Changi General Hospital since Sunday so that doctors could examine him more closely and determine the cause and significance of his complaints of nausea, it said in response to queries from The Straits Times.
The SDP secretary-general had refused to eat the meals provided by prison authorities, claiming the food made him nauseous.
But he has refused all medical tests and treatment at the hospital, the ministry said...
...Yesterday's MHA statement comes one day after SDP said on its website that Chee was in hospital because he would feel sick and throw up after eating his meals.
It also said he was 'amenable to consuming hospital food' but not prison food.
However, MHA said he had initially refused to eat the hospital food.
But on Monday afternoon, he ate the food bought by his family and later in the evening, 'decided to eat the dinner he selected from the daily menu provided by the hospital'.
The saga of Chee's health behind bars began last week when the party, on its website, questioned the prison treatment of its leader, along with Ghandi and Yap.
MHA, in rebutting the claims last Friday, said they were baseless and sought 'to undermine the reputation of the Singapore Prison Service'.
Yesterday, it noted that Chee progressively ate less and less two days after he entered prison on Nov 23.
On Nov 28, he stopped eating altogether and also refused other food options, like a vegetarian meal.
He wanted only home-cooked meals prepared by his wife, which prison policy does not allow 'for safety and security reasons', MHA said.
It also said the prison authorities had examined the food provided for Chee and 'found no reason to believe' it was the cause of his purported nausea.
It also said he had 'adamantly refused' to have blood tests done to ascertain the cause of his complaints.
He also refused to be put on an intravenous drip, to ensure his health would not be in serious danger.
Hence, he was sent to the hospital. On Monday, his wife, children and sister Chee Siok Chin were allowed to visit him. Prison authorities allowed it although the family's next visit was scheduled for Dec 11.
'Since admission to prison, Chee has demanded to be treated differently from other inmates,' the MHA said.
He has sought for more yard time and more than the entitled visits from his family.
Now in hospital, Chee continues to refuse to let blood tests be done on him. Other methods to assess his condition, such as X-rays and a psychiatric review, are being considered, said MHA.
The ministry noted that if Chee continues to refuse to eat and seek medical treatment, 'the prison authorities will study and access all means to stop him from breaching prison regulations, and doing harm to his own health'." (all emphasis added)
I suppose the extracts above are self-explanatory. The man is just unbelievably ridiculous. And the implications behind it is not too subtle either - he is obviously under the delusion that his name is Alexander Litvinenko and the government is trying to poison him to death.
And the funny thing is, he did not even have to go to jail. He chose to go to jail!
I groan at his retarded antics.
Labels: commentary, news, The Straits Times
posted by feelingsleepy | 5:04 pm
5 Comments:
It's rather painful to read about and know that the guy's s'posed to be a credible opposition, ain't it?
immensely groan-worthy... haha...
Since when ST is a credible source of political news?
You mean you actually believe what they want you to believe? Haha.
Oh boy, whatta can of worms!
haha, just ignore these anonymous cynics...
it may be true, or it may not be, but this is not the place to discuss it, and definitely not when it's initiated by some random guy who doesn't leave a name...
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