a. Regular CNA forumer JohnLaw who first reported on the CDC bonus has not been seen.
b. Wayang.Party has been shutdown by ISP.
c. Blogger PoThePanda was investigated by the police & ISD for his articles.
I receive a few emails that a number have been followed. Something may be on.
I'll be back once the picture is clearer.
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Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Exclusive interview with blogger Gary Tan Yeong Hong
BREAKING: Exclusive interview with blogger “PothePanda” who claimed he was arrested & interrogated by police for a post he made on STOMP (Parts 1 & 2)
DISCIAMER: The video clips shown below contain an interview with blogger “PothePanda” aka Gary Tan Yeong Hong who claimed he was arrested and interrogated by the police for a post he made on STOMP. We are unable to prove or disprove the allegations made by him against the police. Please contact him at yangfengsg@hotmail.com if you have any queries. The owners of this blog will not be responsible for any misrepresentation or misinformation arising from the content of the interview to which the liability lies solely with the interviewee. Please exercise utmost caution and discretion when viewing the clips.
Prologue:
On 13th March 2009, a blogger with the moniker “PothePanda” who was also a regular forumer of STOMP and Hardwarezone posted a statement on his blog at Xanga alleging that he was arrested by the police on 2 March 2009 for an article about molotov cocktails posted on STOMP late last year.
“PothePanda”, whose real name is Gary Tan Yeong Hong, is a regular reader of our blog. On 2nd March 2009, we received an email from him seeking legal advice for his predicament. We referred him to a lawyer Mr Chia Ti Lik who was also a prominent human rights activist. Gary claimed he was told by one of his interrogating officers to post the “truth” about what happened on his blog which he did on 13 March 2009.
After obtaining legal clearance from Mr Chia Ti Lik, we decided to interview him to learn more about his experience. The 45 minute interview was conducted near Gary’s home in Hougang on 21 March 2009 by a freelancer engaged by us.
SUMMARY:
1. How Gary was arrested by four plain-clothes policemen at his home on 2 March 2009.
2. The content of the alleged post he made on STOMP who got him into trouble with the police.
3. How he was interrogated by four police officers at the Cantonment Police Complex.
4. The posts he made on STOMP and Hardwarezone during the last three to six months were traced by the police.
5. The statement he was asked to sign at the end of the interrogation.
PART 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0b6RJeRfLM
PART 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bYiC8esaqo
EXCERPTS OF INTERVIEW
wayangparty: Can you tell us in brief what happened on the day?
Gary: The four policemen showed up at about 11am on 2 March, a Monday at my place. They told me that they are investigating the case of a molotov cocktail post which I made on a forum. I was taking a bath then. They said I could choose to follow them back or they can handcuff me. They didn’t tell me the charge. I followed them back with my laptop.
wayangparty: Why did they arrest you for putting up the post?
Gary: They claimed that I instigated the old man to burn MP Seng Han Thong which was ridiculous because what I posted was taken from Wikipedia so let people to have some information pertaining to computer games and the post was made 3 weeks before the incident.
wayangparty: Where did you post the alleged article?
Gary: STOMP Talkback forum.
wayangparty: What is the content of the post?
Gary: Basically history of the item, its usage in other countries throughout the years. (Nothing was written on how it was made.)
wayangparty: Can you tell us more about your encounter?
Gary: First, they tried to nail me down on the molotov cocktail posting. My impression is that they did not take a look at the date of my posting, they thought I posted it after the MP incident, that’s why they arrested me, but once they realize it, they are blurred and don’t know what to do.
wayangparty: How many officers interrogate you?
Gary: Four of them. They tried to use the ‘carrot and stick’ or ‘good cop - bad cop’ method. Sebastian was leading the investigation for the first place. He said I was an intelligent guy and don’t wish to see him going in and out of jail when I can be a useful citizen of Singapore and if I confessed to whatever he wanted, he will help me to become a useful citizen of Singapore. It doesn’t sound right to me. If you have any evidence against me, you can come and charge me. Now you are saying even if I am not wrong, I should confess so that you can help me.
wayangparty: What did they want you to confess to?
Gary: They asked me if I participate in a conspiracy against the state of Singapore. Did I participate in terrorism activity? They did not show me any evidence. I told them I got nothing to confess and I rather they don’t help me. So after that, they tried another method. They continuously insulted me saying things like “You stay in a 3 room flat?It’s like a pig’s sty.” “You remind me of a donkey,of a mule.You are just an animal that needs to be shown who its master is.” “Some people say you can lead a donkey to water,but you can’t make it drink.Today I am here to force you to drink.” “You write rubbish,everything you say online is rubbish.”
wayangparty: Do you know where this Sebastian is from?
Gary: He did not mention and his pass was flipped backward, but I will let you know why I think he is from ISD later.
wayangparty: Is the police aware of what you have written on your blog?
Gary: I believe they have been tracking my blog and even my offline activities. They give me the impression they have been doing so. During the interrogation, they are able to quote that the content of my posts in the last 3 to 6 months. I post on STOMP Talkback forum and Hardwarezone forum.
wayangparty: What is the statement they asked you to sign?
Gary: My background, where I stay, everything else in the statement is basically my past background, all the mistakes I have committed in national service, what internet nicknames I used on the internet and the internet forums I go to.
More stunning revelations from Gary to be heard in Parts 3 and 4 of the interview tomorrow…..
APPENDICES
1. Official PothePanda statement posted on Xanga on 13 March 2009:
2. PothePanda posted on his blog verifying that we had conducted an interview with him on 21 March 2009:
Source: PoThePanda
http://wayangparty.com/?p=6797
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Gary Tan Yeong Hong arrested by police, Part 2
Saturday, March 21, 2009
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WayangParty.com releasing a video interview on Monday 23/03/09
Dear readers,www.wayangparty.com has carried out an interview with me today.The video interview will be released on their website on Monday 23/03/09.The full sequence of events of the past 2 weeks will be revealed to the public.
The full story will then be out in the open,and you the public must judge as to what has happened.
As my laptop is currently at the HP service centre,who of course is asking me to pay an exorbitant fee to repair my laptop(and this after assuring me that my laptop's HDD would be replaced FOC since it is under warranty!),i will not be able to post so frequently.
Hardwarezone has banned my account,so you also must judge as to the reliability,independence and impartiality of Hardwarezone website.
I do not know what else to say at this moment.All i am interested is,protect yourselves.The citizens have a right to comment on issues concerning them,even if they are against the ruling party's views,even if they are not affiliated to the Opposition.It appears that they are trying to crack down on everything on the Internet...Protect yourselves,align yourselves to WayangParty.com now,or inform some of your friends(preferbly overseas friends)who you really are on the Internet.So they can look out for you.
Or you can email me @ yangfengsg@hotmail.com with your details,then we can form a social/focus group to look out for each other in case we "mysteriously disappear".
It's time to go to war so we can keep the Internet an area for free speech!
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Gary Tan Yeong Hong arrested by police
Friday, March 13, 2009
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[OFFICIAL]PoThePanda Statement On CID/ISD Lim Kopi Session 02/03/09
Dear Fellow Citizens Of Singapore,
This is a factual account of what happened to me on the 02/03/09.
Do remember the faces of our fathers,and do the right thing when the time comes.
After the posting of this article,it is likely i may be detained under the ISA.
Why do i do it even when i know this possibility?
I do it because we should not be held back by fear...
I do it because we should remember the faces of our fathers,and seek justice for all those Singaporeans who may have been falsely and unfairly treated over the years..
I do it because it is the RIGHT THING TO DO..
My fellow Singaporeans...
In the name of our National Pledge...
To Build A DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY
Based on JUSTICE AND EQUALITY
STAND FOR A CHANGE!
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Statement Of The Events Of 02/03/09
I am Tan Yeong Hong,Singapore NRIC Sxxxx884E,staying at Blk 108 Hougang Ave 1 #xx-xxxx Singapore 530108.My Hp number is xxxx9021 and my email address is yangfengsg@hotmail.com. My online moniker for Stomp / Hardwarezone is PoThePanda08 / PoThePanda.My blog is at xanga/pothepanda.I am a regular online dissident and critic of Singapore’s PAP government.However,I do not belong to any political party.
Below is a statement of events that happened to me on the 2nd of March of the Year 2009,which led me to believe that there is systematic abuse of human rights in Singapore,and that many so-called terrorists in detention are not terrorists at all.At the same time,I would like to put on record the death threats that were made to me.Should I disappear after the publication of this Statement,I urge the Singaporeans & the International Community to stand for a change.
On the 02/03/2009,I was picked up from my house at about 11am by 4 persons who identified themselves as CID.They claimed they were investigating a post on Molotov Cocktails that I had posted on the forum Stomp.With regards to this particular allegation,I wish to state that I had posted an article on Molotov Cocktails on Stomp sometime late last year.The article was copied and pasted from Wikipedia,and was posted up for information value due to its appearance in the popular game Left 4 Dead.2-3 weeks AFTER I posted the article,the MP Seng Han Thong got burnt.Apparently,someone made a police report that I had instigated the old man to burn the MP,via posting that article.
I was driven back to Cantonment Complex and subjected to an interrogation by these persons.Chief among them was 1 who identified himself as Sebastian,supposedly from the ISD.
First,they tried the “dangling a carrot & stick” / “I am your friend” method.Sebastian repeatedly stated that he thinks I am a very intelligent person and that I am very young.He repeatedly stated that he doesn’t want to see me “going in and out of jail repeatedly”(stick) when I could “choose to be a useful citizen of Singapore.(carrot)”.Apparently,if I confessed to whatever they wanted,they would “help me become a useful citizen of Singapore.”
When I showed no emotion at such an approach,they decide to switch methods.The next method they used was pure aggression,subjecting me to a barrage of personal insults / defamatory statements in an attempt to wear me down mentally.And then they would suddenly make an incriminating statement,trying to catch me off-guard so I would inadvertently “confess” to having “conspired against the state of Singapore” and / or “participated in terrorism activities.”
In what I feel was an attempt to wear me down mentally,they made a host of
personal,defamatory attacks to me.Barbed comments like “You stay in a 3 room flat?It’s like a pig’s sty.” “You remind me of a donkey,of a mule.You are just an animal that needs to be shown who its master is.” “Some people say you can lead a donkey to water,but you can’t make it drink.Today I am here to force you to drink.” “You write rubbish,everything you say online is rubbish.”
They then repeatedly tried to lead me to “confess to having acted against the state of Singapore and committed terrorism acts” via the following method.
The 4 of them would conduct a boisterous conversation,during which insults would be constantly thrown at me.Then suddenly 1 of them would say “You committed such-and-such an act,right?” and try to catch me off-guard.I stayed calm,did not react to any aggravation and repelled all attempts by stating no repeatedly.
Having failed in their attempts to coax / coerce a “confession” of “acting against the state of Singapore and committing terrorism acts” out of me,they then stated they wanted to record a statement with regards to my post on Stomp.
At this point,I requested to have a lawyer present to assist me.All of them was visibly shocked and looked taken aback.After regaining their composure,they tried to convince me that I did not have the right to get a lawyer.I stated clearly I knew my right to a lawyer and that I wanted to contact Mr Chia Ti Lik,a well-known lawyer who I heard of through news reports and via the website www.wayangparty.com .
Sebastian then proceeded to defame Mr Chia Ti Lik by stating that I should not trust Mr Chia Ti Lik because Mr Chia Ti Lik is the “Slipper Man”.”Slipper Man” is an Opposition MP who was in the news because his China-born daughter-in-law murdered his other daughter-in-law.When I enquired as to the relevance of this,Sebastian claimed that Mr Chia Ti Lik cannot be trusted as he is of the same family,the same genes.The fact is,Mr Chia Ti Lik and “The Slipper Man” are 2 different persons.I strongly feel this is a gross slur on Mr Chia Ti Lik’s professional reputation.
The statement was taken by a Mr Iskander Tang,from the CID Bomb Investigation Squad.Through creative usuage of the English language,Mr Tang crafted a statement which had me “confessing” to various “offences”.He then coached me by stating that I should express remorse for my “offences” and hope for leniency.The final paragraph of the statement was dedicated to which nicknames I go by on the Internet.As I strongly suspected that this was another attempt to discredit me,I refused to express remorse for my “offences” and refused to sign the statement.
Subsequently,after frantic consultations with Sebastian over the phone,Mr Tang had me sign a statement which stated simply the nicknames I used on the Internet.After this,he stated that I had to surrender my laptop to him,upon which he would provide me with a receipt.I complied.
As I was thinking that everything was over,Mr Tang indicated that he had more things to say to me.
And I quote,”Mr Tan,if you walk out of here tomorrow,you might get killed.You might meet with a mysterious accident,you might disappear and nobody will know what happened to you!”
“Mr Tan,some things and people in this country you cannot offend!Some people are above all things!You better make sure you know this!”
“Mr Tan,we can arrange for things to happen to you.You understand or not!”
I was then escorted out of the building.
List of Trangressions
1)Denial of Access to a Lawyer
2)Defaming a Prominent Lawyer,the Eminent Mr Chia Ti Lik, Advocate & Solicitor, Singapore
3)Death Threats issued against my person
4)Arrest made with no basis/evidence of any crime committed
5)Attempted Coercion / Coaxing / Coaching of A Confession
6)Repeatedly Insulting A “Suspect”
7)Attempt to get me to signed a “Confession” through mis-writing what I had said
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