Lobbyists' non-disclosure incriminates Yong Vui Kong further

This post is a continuation of my last post on the issue of Yong Vui Kong. Here is that post - Yong Vui Kong's case getting murkier and murkier

Regular readers of this blog will note that I have been closely following Yong Vui Kong's case. One of my peeves in this case is what appears to be the unwillingness of lobbyists who have worked on VK's case to dispense vital material info to the public.

My final straw came when it is made known to the public that no reason is given for the unexplained absence of a key defence witness, Chia Choon Leng, in VK's trial because VK himself asked that Chia not to be called up in Court.

What really gets me even more is that lobbyists who have been working closely on the case themselves say that they do not know the reason why VK made that very strange decision! Helloooo? Can't they ask VK himself why he decided that?

It appears to me that they have asked VK and VK has answered. And the answer and truth they got is probably more incriminating to VK than whatever info the public has now. That is the only conclusion I can make. Otherwise, why the stingy approach by these lobbyists when it comes to info dispensing?


My Thoughts -

As the weeks turn to months, my belief that VK's case is just an experiment for lobbyists to contest the Death Penalty gets entrenched deeper. Here are my reasons:

1. The lobbyists shifted goalposts from campaigning against Mandatory Death Penalty to Death Penalty once they got the momentum when the public showed interest.

2. Info on VK's case is so sketchy and comes in bits and pieces, it takes a hell lot of effort just to understand the case. I went through the various documents and presentations at the different "Save Yong Vui Kong" sites. It was like one giant jig-saw puzzle. Hey, if these lobbyists are serious, won't they make it reader friendly? It appears that they are hiding something.

3. Lobbyists are not open enough to give full info. At best, they "pretend" or prefer not to know the facts themselves.

4. One example of #3, is the fact that VK did not want to have Chia Chin Leng testify in court, when M Ravi (his current defence lawyer) in his letter to MHA states that Chia is the sole key defence witness. Can't M Ravi or the lobbyists ask why VK didn't want Chia to be around, instead of telling public "for some unexplained reason he didn't want Chia to be around"? These lobbyists take the public for fools or what?

5. It appears that it is the lobbyists who are afraid to tell the public the real reason why VK didn't want Chia around, more than the PP or VK himself. Hiding something far more incriminating against VK than the info that is available to public now?


My Conclusion

Digging up VK's case is tiring and mentally draining. No thanks to the stingy way info is being dispensed. Hardly getting any info and so many undisclosed cards held firmly to the lobbyists' chests.

My only reason why I feel so much for the case is VK's ailing mom. If not for her, I won't even care about the case.

As it is, after many months of digging and looking at the case, I have come to the conclusion that the lobbyists who are working on VK's case know VK cannot be saved on the merits of his case alone. That's because he is as guilty as what the Court judged him to be.

Hence, the lobbyists are now trying to hide whatever facts they know from the public, hoping that sympathy for him won't be hijacked by the incriminating truth - ie VK in all probability did not act out of ignorance, unlike what lobbyists try to portray to be the case.

I take my personal leave from the Yong Vui Kong case.

Muhammad Ali was a freedom fighter outside the ring

Ah never was an 'Ali fan cuz ah never was a boxin' fan. All ah knows is that 'Ali jab 'em quick. But so was his mouth to match 'em jabs. So ah never really paid attention to any news 'bout 'Ali... till this one...

Anti-war Muhammad Ali puts Barack Obama the warmonger to shame


Highlights

- Ali was drafted (during the Viet War) and refused induction on grounds of religious conviction. He was not willing to kill innocent people. He served a jail term for that.

Yong Vui Kong's case getting murkier and murkier

I am not only frustrated with the lack of info I can get from the mainstream media on Yong Vui Kong's case, I am even more frustrated with the info dishing out by the anti-death penalty alternative media blog admins, who seem to be just as non-transparent. I have discussed some details on blogs, even with an anti-death penalty activist, but I am not getting the info that appears to be so crucial to Vui Kong's case.

Here is what I put up on Vui Kong's case. Yong Vui Kong's story is still murky - can those who lobby for him enlighten me? I highlighted the inconsistencies not only from the state sponsored counsel Vui Kong had, but also from Vui Kong's current lawyer.

As if the above inconsistencies are not enough, there's now yet another even murkier fact to deal with. M Ravi, Vui Kong's current lawyer, in an attempt to show how inconsistent the courts have charged Vui Kong, has now himself acting in a way that befuddles the logical thinking person. Here is the latest development on Vui Kong's case.


Yong Vui Kong. His case gets murkier as the weeks pass by. Pic taken from TOC.

Relooking at why high pay doesn't attract (the right) talent

I have posted the recent high profile cases on the CPIB probe as example why high pay does not necessarily mean it can stop corruption. In this post, I will discuss why dangling these material carrots may not even attract the right talent. But before that, let's look at the latest development in the two separate but not so separate cases so far.

CPIB probe: Woman IT exec involved with both men

The 36-year-old woman is assisting the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) in the cases involving the former chiefs of the SCDF and CNB, Mr Peter Lim Sin Pang (left) and Mr Ng Boon Gay (right). -- PHOTOS: SCDF, CHEW KOK WEI

Inherent flaw in S'pore's Employment Act pertaining to AWS

A Court case in UK has ruled that the Annual Wage Supplement or AWS (otherwise known as 13th month bonus) is part of basic pay. This has implications because an employee's benefits is worked out on his basic pay.


13th month pay 'part of basic wage' in SIA case

The 13th month annual wage supplement is part of basic pay, an English court has ruled, in a case involving Singapore Airlines and a consultant firm.

Misleading report by ST on inflation

A highly misleading article from the ST, portraying that the more well-off would be far more affected by inflation than less well-off was reported this morning. This is as good as a public lie. Sometimes I feel that some journalists smell as bad as the politicians they try to bootlick.

Inflation hit three-year high of 5.2% last year
Well-off bear biggest brunt of the price increases, figures show

Inflation surged to a three-year high of 5.2 per cent last year, driven by the higher costs of owning a car and steep rents. -- ST PHOTO: CAROLINE CHIA

Don't be quick to judge CPIB probe? How about telling that to PAP?

Two PAP MPs say that the public should not judge the two high profile cases pertaining to the CPIB probe. One involving the Head of SCDF and the other the Head of CNB.

CPIB probe: Public should wait before passing judgment, say MPs

Mr Hri Kumar Nair (left) and Mr Alvin Yeo (right). -- ST PHOTO: STEPHANIE YEOW

SCDF Comm and CNB Chief cases prove high pay does not eradicate corruption

For all the horn blowing by PAPpies that Singapore's govt is not corrupted (like some other countries around which PAPpy has been mocking), the cases of the SCDF Commissioner's under suspension, and CNB Chief under probe, both for corruption, it is now shown that high pay does not remove corrupted officials from high office.

What keeps corruption away is the moral fibre of the leader and/or high official. That cannot be bought with high wages.

SCDF commissioner suspended, CNB chief under probe


The Commissioner of the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF), Peter Lim (left) , has been suspended from his duties and the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) chief, Ng Boon Gay (right), has been questioned by the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB), according to Chinese daily Lianhe Wanbao. -- PHOTOS: SCDF AND MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

The Commissioner of the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF), Peter Lim, has been suspended from his duties and the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) chief, Ng Boon Gay, has been questioned by the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB), according to Chinese daily Lianhe Wanbao.

American atrocities - Little girl shot in head and lives to tell her story

The United States of Terrormerica, the Number One Terror Nation, continues to commit crimes in the name of Democrazy.

WAR WITH IRAN: MORE CHILDREN WILL SUFFER

A little girl was shot in the head by the Americans.


0:15 min -
Interviewer: Why do you need surgery?

Little girl: Because in my head, I got shoot.

Interviewer: And who shot you?

Little girl: America people.


0:30 min - bullet entered girl's left temple, exited through her forehead. When the bullet exited, it exploded and shattered her skull.


0:50 min -
Interviewer: If you could talk to the soldier who shot you, what would you say?

Little girl: Why did you shoot me? It's not fair. I did not do anything. Why you shoot me? I'm a girl.

Note the little girl's pain and innocent smile as she wonders why she was shot.


1:30 min - More victims are introduced in the video.


The little girl's op was sponsored by "No More Victims", an American NGO that opposes the wars.

Stop the madness. Stop the wars.

Visit NoMoreVictims.org for more information.

Lawyers' Association (ACLS), Lapdog of PAPpy

Like the NTUC that laps up, drools and barks supportingly on every issue PAPpy's govt arm does on Labour issues, the ACLS does the same for every issue PAPpy's govt arm does on Criminal/Legal issues.

Lawyers' association explains stand on AGC's discretion

THE Association of Criminal Lawyers of Singapore (ACLS) supports the decision of the Court of Appeal in Ramalingam Ravinthran versus Attorney-General ('Apex court clears air on A-G's power'; Jan 11), both on principle and on authority.