WiththerecentpoliceraidsconductedatthehomesofTerryXu,thechiefeditorofTheOnlineCitizenandWillySum,ablogger,apparentlywiththepermissionofourmosthighlyrespectedinstitution,ourcourts,itisconfirmedbeyondashadowofadoubtthatSingaporeisaveryunsafecitystate.
Singaporeisunsafenotbecausethepeopleareunscrupulous,untrustworthyandarecrooks.No,Singaporeansarethenicestpeopleonthisplanet.Wearecourteousandalwayshelpful.
Singaporeisunsafebecausethepeoplewhoaresupposedtoprotectthemarenolongercapableofdoingso.
Weallknowthatthepolicehavepowertowakeyouupinthemiddleofthenightandraidyourhomes.RaidshavehappenedbeforetherecentcasesofTerryXuandWillySum.RemembertheSungeiRoadAssociationChairman,MrKohEngKhoonHewaswokenupatmidnightandhadhishomeransackedbythepoliceTheytookawayhismobilephoneandneverapologisedeventhoughtheysoonrealisedthattheyhadmistreatedandtraumatisedaninnocentelderlymanandhiswife.
Don’tcomfortyourselfthatyouarenotTerryXu,WillySum,KohEngKhoonormeandyouwillneverhaveyourhomesraided.Likeyou,weneverdreamtthatourhomes,ourrefuge,couldberaidedandourmostpersonalandpreciousproperties–ourmobilephones,laptops,desktops,thumbdrivesandtabletsseizedbythepolice.Wehavenotcommittedanycrime.Allwedidwastogiveourhonestopiniononline.InthecaseofTerryXu,heallowedthosewhohavenovoice,toexpresstheirviewsandtoreachawideraudience.
WearetoldthatTerryXuandWillySumarebeinginvestigatedforanallegedcaseofcriminaldefamationcommittedagainst“theGovernment’shighestofficers”(ST21Nov2018).Whoaretheseso-calledhighestofficersWhyaretheysoprivilegedthattheyareentitledtomakeuseofourpoliceforcetoinvestigatetheirdubiousclaimsWhycannottheytakecivilsuitsagainstTerryXuandWillySum
Butholdit.Imaybewronghere.They,these“Government’shighestofficers”didnotlodgeapolicereportagainstTerryXuorWillySum.ItwastheInfocommMediaDevelopmentAuthorityornotoriouslyknownasIMDAwhichlodgethepolicereport.
Istateinnouncertaintermsthattheyhaveabusedtheirpoweranddisabusethetrustofthepeople.AndIdemandananswer.
编者按：本文做原文题目为：《无国界记者组织》授予李显龙为“新闻自由掠夺者”。
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