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Singapore Court Fines Women for Pro-Palestinian Walk
Justice See Kee Oon found the women should have known the route was prohibited and imposed S$3,000 fines each.
- On Thursday, the High Court overturned the acquittal of three activists convicted for organizing an illegal procession in 2024. Justice See Kee Oon imposed a fine of S$3,000 on each woman for the unauthorized event outside the Istana.
- The February 2, 2024, procession involved roughly 70 participants walking from Plaza Singapura to the presidential compound carrying umbrellas with watermelon graphics to deliver letters to the Prime Minister's Office urging ties with Israel to be cut.
- Deputy Public Prosecutor Hay Hung Chun successfully argued the trial judge incorrectly focused on actual knowledge rather than whether the activists "ought reasonably to have known" the route was a prohibited area under the Public Order Act.
- Defence lawyer Derek Wong had argued the lower court correctly applied the law, but the High Court disagreed. Annamalai Kokila Parvathi, one of the convicted, previously stated civil disobedience has an "important part to play" in Singapore.
- Public demonstrations regarding the Israel-Gaza war face strict restrictions in Singapore, where authorities generally prohibit gatherings related to the conflict. The conviction marks a significant legal development regarding interpretation of prohibited zones under the Public Order Act.
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