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SINGAPORE – Civil rights activist Jolovan Wham, 40, will be charged in court on Monday (November 23) with two offenses under the Public Order Act.
Wham, who is the former executive director of the migrant workers advocacy group Humanitarian Organization for the Economy of Migration (Home), had organized a protest on the steps of the former State Courts building on December 13, 2018.
That location is within a prohibited area outlined in the Public Order (Prohibited Areas) Order 2009.
Wham had also allegedly organized a protest on March 28 of this year in the vicinity of the Toa Payoh Central Community Club and the Toa Payoh Neighborhood Police Center.
No permission was granted for the protest.
If convicted of any of the crimes, he could be fined up to $ 5,000, police said in a statement Saturday.
Organizing or participating in a public gathering without a police permit in Singapore is illegal and constitutes a crime under the Public Order Act, the police stressed.
“The Speakers’ Corner is the appropriate avenue for Singaporeans to express their views on issues that concern them, and to allow Singaporeans to hold meetings without the need for a permit, subject to certain conditions being met,” he said. the police statement.
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