Singapore Democrats, 16 Sep 2008
Judge Kan Ting Chiu did not allow Mr Gopalan Nair to call witnesses in his defence in which he is charged for “insulting” High Court Judge Belinda Ang. Mr Nair had criticised Judge Ang for her conduct during the hearing between Mr Lee Kuan Yew and the SDP.
The blogger, a former Singaporean who is now a US citizen, had wanted to call Dr Chee Soon Juan, Ms Chee Siok Chin, and other people who were present in the courtroom during the defamation hearing in May this year to appear as his witnesses.
But Judge Kan ruled that there was no necessity for the defendant to call them as Mr Nair's observations of Judge Belinda Ang was not disputed.
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