Court Challenge: Constitution Says that PM Must Call for By-Election when Seat is Vacated
“Whenever the seat of a Member, not being a non-constituency Member, has become vacant for any reason other than a dissolution of Parliament, the vacancy shall be filled by election...” (emphasis added) This is Article 49(1) of the Singapore Constitution which forms the basis of Dr Wong Souk Yee's argument in her application...
Statement on the Extension of the Criminal Law (Temporary Provisions) Act (CLTPA) for another five years
We are strongly opposed to the extension of the Criminal Law (Temporary Provisions) Act by another five years and expansion of its scope. Similar to the Internal Security Act, the CLTPA allows indefinite detention without trial under the hand of the minister with the consent of the public prosecutor. Under the amendment bill,...
Indranee Gave Excuses, Not Reasons, on Keppel Corruption Probe
Senior Minister of State for Finance and Law Indranee Rajah's response in Parliament yesterday to the Keppel corruption scandal was a wash-out. Apart from issuing motherhood statements such as having “zero tolerance for corruption” and warning firms not to “import” corrupt practices into Singapore, she said precious...
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