CALD Resolution No. 4 S. 2007

Worried at the number of cases initiated against SDP for activities that would not be even actionable in most democratic societies

Anxious that some agents of the Singapore government including its police force seem to think of the “promotion of democracy and freedom” as a dangerous activity

Hopeful that the leadership of the Singapore Democratic Party would be able to participate actively in international gatherings

Concerned that freedom of speech is subjected to several restrictions in Singapore

CALD calls upon the government of Singapore

To review its laws and legal processes that militate against freedom of expression

To encourage its citizens to engage in the promotion of democracy and justice without fear of reprisal

To permit political leaders to travel freely and engage in discussion and debate on political issues

To stop its persecution of Dr. Chee Soon Juan, SDP Secretary General, who is currently in prison at Singapore’s Queenstown Remand Prison

For the Council of Asian Liberals and Democrats:

(sgd)
Dr. J.R. Nereus O. Acosta
Secretary General
Council of Asian Liberals and Democrats

September 15, 2007
Phnom Penh, Cambodia