Dear Sam,
I am heartened that you have managed to find time to read my two recent articles published on The Online Citizen. Both were written in response to the banning of To Singapore With Love.
I am however rather puzzled by your failure to adequately defend the government’s position. Given that you made the effort to put your thoughts to paper, I am somewhat disappointed by the arguments that you have raised.
You will recall that in my first article “Who is threatening Singapore’s National Security”, I argued that the banning of Tan Pin Pin’s film on the lives of exiles under the guise of “national security’ was in breach of Article 14 rights of Singaporeans to Freedom of Expression. Plainly speaking and in my opinion, it is a wholly untenable argument. That said, I and I am sure many other Singaporeans, are very open to hearing your views on this. Your silence on this issue is therefore deafening.
In my second article “The making of a new political folklore”, I commented on the successful screenings in London of the banned film. In it, I observed:
http://www.theonlinecitizen.com/201...course-on-constitutional-rights-tan-wah-piow/
I am heartened that you have managed to find time to read my two recent articles published on The Online Citizen. Both were written in response to the banning of To Singapore With Love.
I am however rather puzzled by your failure to adequately defend the government’s position. Given that you made the effort to put your thoughts to paper, I am somewhat disappointed by the arguments that you have raised.
You will recall that in my first article “Who is threatening Singapore’s National Security”, I argued that the banning of Tan Pin Pin’s film on the lives of exiles under the guise of “national security’ was in breach of Article 14 rights of Singaporeans to Freedom of Expression. Plainly speaking and in my opinion, it is a wholly untenable argument. That said, I and I am sure many other Singaporeans, are very open to hearing your views on this. Your silence on this issue is therefore deafening.
In my second article “The making of a new political folklore”, I commented on the successful screenings in London of the banned film. In it, I observed:
http://www.theonlinecitizen.com/201...course-on-constitutional-rights-tan-wah-piow/
