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Request for police risk assessment not addressed by MHA

Posted on 22. Dec, 2010 in letter, march, mha

Ministry of Home Affairs20 Dec 2010

Dr James Gomez
Executive Director
Singaporeans For Democracy

Dear Dr Gomez,

Re: Permit to hold a march

I refer to your preceding email. We are unable to accede to your appeal to hold a march for reasons already given in our letter to Mr See dated 9 Dec 2010. Our position on this matter is clear. You are advised to hold your march at the Speakers' Corner instead.

Wai Cheng Theng
for Permanent Secretary
Ministry of Home Affairs

See SFD requests for police security risk assessment

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Media report on SFD application for Human Rights March permit

Posted on 07. Dec, 2010 in civil rights, human rights, human rights day, march, Newsroom

Permit denied for human rights march

(Tessa Wong, Straits Times, 7 Dec 2010)

POLICE have turned down an application by the Singaporeans For Democracy (SFD) political association for a permit to stage a march on Friday to commemorate International Human Rights Day.

The association, which said it applied for the permit on Nov 18, planned to hold the march from Hong Lim Park to Parliament House, less than 1km away.

But the organiser was informed by the police in a letter yesterday that the application was unsuccessful.

The police told The Straits Times last night that the application was turned down because of 'law and order considerations'. The police are advising the organiser to hold the event at Speakers' Corner in Hong Lim Park.

The association, registered in February this year, said last night it would appeal against the decision. Read more »

SFD To Appeal Decision

Posted on 06. Dec, 2010 in human rights day, march, permit, Press Release

SFD Media Release
6 Dec 2010

RE: Application for Permit to March on 10 Dec 2010

We refer to the notice of rejection to the above received from Mr Tay Yong Mong of the Central Police Division today (06 Dec 2010). See earlier press release here.

Singaporeans For Democracy will be appealing the decision.

Dr. James Gomez
Executive Director
Singaporeans For Democracy