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According to a report in the Today newspaper, the group had distributed flyers and sold t-shirts and other merchandise along Toa Payoh Lorong 6 to publicise the "Tak Boleh Tahan" campaign without a valid permit.
When contacted by Yahoo! Singapore, Chee said he is appealing their conviction as "the Government cannot issue a blanket ban on outdoor political activities", something he claimed "runs contrary to Article 14 of the Singapore constitution".
“My colleagues and I were prosecuted for distributing flyers without a permit but the police said during the trial that a similar group distributing flyers for, say, a tuition centre does not require a permit,” Chee explained.
"This is not provided for under the law."
The four have appointed lawyers M Ravi and Louis Joseph to act for them.
- http://sg.news.yahoo.com/four-sdp-members-take-illegal-assembly-case-to-court-of-appeal.html
When contacted by Yahoo! Singapore, Chee said he is appealing their conviction as "the Government cannot issue a blanket ban on outdoor political activities", something he claimed "runs contrary to Article 14 of the Singapore constitution".
“My colleagues and I were prosecuted for distributing flyers without a permit but the police said during the trial that a similar group distributing flyers for, say, a tuition centre does not require a permit,” Chee explained.
"This is not provided for under the law."
The four have appointed lawyers M Ravi and Louis Joseph to act for them.
- http://sg.news.yahoo.com/four-sdp-members-take-illegal-assembly-case-to-court-of-appeal.html
