File photo of Dr Tan Cheng Bock. (Photo: AFP)
SINGAPORE: The Court of Appeal on Wednesday (Aug 23) threw out Mr Tan Cheng Bock's appeal against a decision to dismiss an application contesting the legitimacy of the upcoming reserved Presidential Election (PE). This was confirmed by Deputy Attorney-General Hri Kumar to Channel NewsAsia.
The Court of Appeal had reserved judgment in July earlier this year on Dr Tan's appeal.
Channel NewsAsia also understands the court stated it was lawful for Parliament to specify President Wee Kim Wee's last term as the first term, for the purposes of determining a reserved election.
Dr Tan challenged the Government's decision to hold a PE reserved for Malays in September, following amendments to the Constitution passed last year.
He took issue with what he said was the Government’s “unconstitutional” decision to count President Wee's as Singapore’s first elected President. They should have started counting from elected President Ong Teng Cheong’s term, Dr Tan argued.
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The probability of me voting for this PAP lackey is as high as her still being able to express breast milk.
Halimah must be eternally grateful to Ah Loong San and gang for clearing the path for her imminent presidency.
Toilet Times reporter Clara Chong is about to be fired for making an assertion running counter to that of the People's Adultery Party.
COUNT ON ME SINGAPORE...............
to not vote for Halimah Yacob regardless.
Time to rally friends and fellow Singaporeans to show PAP cannot simply walk away from all this; the outcome ain't tied up and packaged neatly yet. SPOIL YOUR FUCKING VOTE AT THE UPCOMING PE, because it is bloody undemocratic, and an insult to the sensibilities of true blue SG folks.