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  • Singapore Police Force: Coroner’s Findings Addressed Questions Raised Before Inquiry

    Singapore Police Force: Coroner’s Findings Addressed Questions Raised Before Inquiry

    POLICE STATEMENT ON CORONER’S INQUIRY INTO BENJAMIN LIM’S DEATH

    The Coroner has set out his findings, on the tragic suicide of Benjamin Lim. The findings put to rest many of the questions raised prior to the Coroner’s Inquiry.

    The Police note that the Coroner said that there was no indication that anything was wrong with Benjamin, during the Police interviews. The Coroner also accepted the evidence that there was nothing wrong with the Police interviews, arrest and investigations in the matter. Benjamin was interviewed twice: by one officer at his school who was in plain clothes, in the presence of school officials, and by another officer at Ang Mo Kio Police station. The Coroner said that Benjamin had been treated sensitively by the Police.

    The Coroner has suggested that it would be good to consider whether school counsellors should accompany the students before and after the Police interview, without interfering with the Police investigations. This will be considered. The Police had announced on 1 February 2016 that it was conducting a review, to consider whether young offenders should be accompanied by an appropriate adult. Details will be released, once the review is completed.

    We wish to again convey our deepest condolences to the family of Benjamin.

     

    Source: Singapore Police Force

  • Remembering Benjamin Lim And Dominique Sarron Lee At Hong Lim Park

    Remembering Benjamin Lim And Dominique Sarron Lee At Hong Lim Park

    A video we did for the two boys in yesterday’s memorial tribute.

    Thanks to Dolly Peh and Gilbert Louis who helped out tremendously at the event in heavy downpour.

    The three speakers Leong Sze Hian Zixu Augustin Lee and Timothy Toddall spoke beautifully for the boys.

    Special mention must be made to Jagjit Singh who set up the sound and light system in the rain. Some of his equipment is now defective due to the rain which has seeped in.

    Big thanks to the 100 brave souls who came and stayed on despite the rain. You guys rock!

    Many of you are emotional and some choked on your words as you said your personal tribute at the event.

    Let’s hope the family will find some comfort and closure with the memorial and that their death will not be in vain.

    Injustice must be opposed at all cost or else we are saying we accept it.

    RIP Benjamin and Dominique – you will be remembered.

     

    Source: Gilbert Goh

  • A Message For My Son, Benjamin Lim: I Love You And Believe You Are Not A Molester

    A Message For My Son, Benjamin Lim: I Love You And Believe You Are Not A Molester

    Ah Hui, is everything alright at your end? What are you doing now? Did you receive those latest gadgets we sent to you? There are those games that you wanted so much but we didn’t buy for you because they were so expensive… and the computer that you have been asking for… are they useful to you at wherever you are now?

    Don’t worry about us, everyone in the family is alright. We miss you a lot… if you are able to read this message, do come into our dreams and let us know that you are alright too…

    And ya, before I forget, the Ministers are saying that you molested a girl? They are saying you followed the girl to her block and went into the lift with her, and molested her? Now it rings a bell… I recalled you said there was this girl staying at neighboring block, you like her and that she is cute… Is she the one? You couldn’t have molest her, we do not believe you will do such thing. The Ministers said there is CCTV recording in the lift… perhaps this CCTV recording can eventually help to clear your name. Daddy will seek justice for you. Let’s us wait patiently for the CI, let us not speculate further…

    People wrote to us, saying very nasty things about you… saying that you are a molester because the Minister mentioned in Parliament that you probably will receive nothing more than a warning. People jumped into conclusion that you are guilty… that you are now guilty of a crime that you may not even have committed! But Ah Hui, daddy has taught you to be a reasonable person. What is right, we fight for it. What is wrong, we admit it. Do not point fingers at anyone for now, let the investigation be completed and let the judge do his findings. All you need to know now is, we believe in you and we love you!

     

    Source:www.thebeautifulmemories.com

  • SDP: Minister’s Silence On Benjamin Lim’s Suicide Is Troubling

    SDP: Minister’s Silence On Benjamin Lim’s Suicide Is Troubling

    The SDP expresses our deepest sympathies to the family of Benjamin Lim. His suicide is a tragedy that could have been avoided.

    There is a reason why the law and society treat minors differently from adults: They are presumed to not possess the full maturity in thought and deed as adults. Common sense would have indicated to the authorities to proceed with caution when dealing with minors. Yet, five police officers were dispatched to arrest the boy.

    Even if the police were concerned that Benjamin would not be co-operative and could overpower the officers and escape, how far could he have run? And even if he did make a getaway, did the police not have his family, school and classmates that they could contact?

    Also of concern is whether the number of officers sent to arrest Benjamin signaled an aggressive police mindset that was carried over into the interrogation room.

    School officials must be aware that their duty is, first and foremost, to protect students’ welfare as well as their families’ interests. Doing this would not impede law enforcement officers from carrying out their duty. It would, on the other hand, help to prevent tragedies like Benjamin’s suicide from taking place.

    But there is something else that is equally disconcerting. The Ministers for Law, Education, and Home Affairs have kept silent on the matter. Given that a teenager has committed suicide resulting from a series of actions involving the police and the school, it behooves the Ministers to, at the minimum, address the situation and see how the matter is resolved and future incidents prevented.

    Instead of looking into the matter, Todayonline runs a headline saying: “MPs, experts laud police review of interview process involving minors”. Why are MPs and the media not speaking up on investigating the circumstances that led to a 14-year-old committing suicide after police interrogation? Instead, they are lauding the review of a procedure that should not have been in practice in the first place.

    In any developed country, the standard operating procedures (SOPs) would require minors to be accompanied by a parent, guardian or lawyer during interrogation. Its SOPs would also require video recordings of all police interrogations. Without these protections of minors’ rights – indeed the rights of all persons under interrogation – we will never know the treatment meted out to Benjamin during the three hours or so in police custody.

    The public is upset over this incident and deserves full accounting from the Government.

    Dr Wong Souk Yee
    Chairperson
    Singapore Democratic Party

     

    Source: http://yoursdp.org

  • Goh Meng Seng: Singaporeans Also To Blame For Death Of Benjamin Lim

    Goh Meng Seng: Singaporeans Also To Blame For Death Of Benjamin Lim

    When Amos Yee was ill treated by the State Police, put through the torture of interrogation and remained in IMH, many people didn’t see the problem of such act by the police state. Even when people like me protested against such treatment, even though I do not agree to his rude behavior, were scorned at and criticised.

    When it comes to Benjamin, the same police state tactic was used upon this poor child who was even younger than Amos Yee. The only difference is that this young boy could not take the pressure and committed suicide. Then there is this uproar.

    The irony is, the same old technique has been used by the police over and over again, regardless whether you are a teenager or adult. Cruel techniques were used to extract unwilling confession from the ISD detainees but nobody squeaked. Few people squeaked when Amos Yee was treated badly by the same police state just because people are more intolerant of his rude behavior than the rouge police state.

    Few Singaporeans see the need to speak up against the rouge police state because they are blinded by their own fear and prejudice. Singaporeans have little sense of social justice until something really bad goes wrong. Singaporeans also lack the empathy to understand that by not standing up to the tyrannic police state, they will become part of the justification of the murderous system. Yes, Singaporeans, by keeping quiet all along with all the injustice happening throughout the decades, are guilty of letting this bloody system grow and take the life of a teenager.

    Pastor Martin has this to say about the COWARDICE of the Germans under the Nazi:

    First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out—
    Because I was not a Socialist.
    Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out—
    Because I was not a Trade Unionist.
    Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—
    Because I was not a Jew.
    Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.

    And the same can be said about Singaporeans as well:

    First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out—
    Because I was not a Socialist.
    Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out—
    Because I was not a Trade Unionist.
    Then they came for the Student Activists, and I did not speak out—
    Because I was not a Student Activist.
    Then they came for the Opposition, and I did not speak out—
    Because I was not an Opposition.
    Then they came for the Social Activists, and I did not speak out—
    Because I was not a Social Activist.
    Then they came for the Young Rascal Amos Yee, and I did not speak out—
    Because I was not a Young Rascal like Amos Yee.
    Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.

    I do not think Benjamin will Rest In Peace when the whole society is guilty in part to the murderous police state.

     

    Goh Meng Seng, People’s Power Party

    Source: People’s Power Party- PPP