TJS and TCB clearly shone. TJS in particular was very articulate about his vision on the role of the EP.
TCB consistently takes the moderate stance.
Whilst I am happy for TCB to win, TCB's answer and continued defence of his position on the Marxist's arrest leaves a lot to be desired. His claim of the "evidence" present at that time is meaningless since that "evidence" was not presented in open court and hence, was not allowed to be challenged in an open court.
Surely, if those "evidence" were rock-solid, he should know that those 22 Workers' Party supporters could have been tried and convicted in an open trial without any problems.
Cheng Bock must realise and admit that he was wrong to have supported those "Marxist" arrest, torture and incarceration of his fellow citizens without them being given the benefit of an open and fair trial to prove their innocence.
If he still believes that Lee Kuan Yew was right in arresting, torturing and incarcerating those 22 Worker's Party supporters without trial, he does not deserve to be President.
And I say that as someone who would really like to see either TJS or him succeed in their quest to be President. And I also say it as someone who would like to see him exercise the "moral authority" he has spoken of. That "moral authority" and courage to speak up for any Singaporeans who can be arbitrarily arrested, tortured and detained for as long as 23 (Prison)+ 9 (House) years on trumped up charges without ever being tried in an open court by a self-serving, rogue government.