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High Court application filed to challenge denial of access to counsel

James Raj's lawyer M Ravi (Photo: CNA) An application is being filed this morning (13 Nov) in Singapore’s High Court on behalf of James Raj Arokiasamy to seek a declaration from the Court that immediate access to an attorney is an accused's constitutionally protected right. Article 9(3) of the Constitution of Singapore: Where...

15 assisting police over ‘Million Mask March’ assembly

15 people, aged between 16 and 27 years old, are assisting police in their investigation into possible offences of taking part in an illegal public assembly without a permit. In a statement, the police said 12 people had gathered in the vicinity of City Hall MRT station last Tuesday (5 Nov) at about 7pm. They were in red or...

Prof Woon sees more S’poreans taking Govt to court

Prof Woon Speaking in his personal capacity at an Institute of Policy Studies conference on civil society on Monday (11 Nov), law professor and former Attorney-General Walter Woon said that the number of challenges to the Singapore government by citizens in the courts has gone up. He observed that there have been more such challenges...