The Myth of Democracy in Singapore
Source: http://www.robertamsterdam.com/2008/10/the_myth_of_democracy_in_singa.htmPosted on Tuesday, October 21st, 2008 | In Russia
Today Diane Francis writes about Robert Amsterdam’s work in Singapore defending Dr. Chee Soon Juan.
Fortunately, a team of lawyers, led by Canadian law firm Amsterdam & Peroff in Toronto, has been set up in order to help Dr. Chee defend himself in court and to embarrass Singapore before the world for its failure to uphold the rule of law. The team is headed by Bob Amsterdam (who defended Mikhail Khodorkovsky and other high-profile Russians against the oppressive Putin regime), U. K. defamation expert Anthony Julius (who represented Lady Di) and American law professor William Burke-White. “The Singaporean authorities are using the law to repress political rivals and as punishment,” Amsterdam said in a phone interview from his headquarters in London. “It’s a myth that Singapore is a democracy, a complete myth.”
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