Singapore Democrats

The trial for the 18 activists charged for protesting outside Parliament House on 15 March 08 begins on 23 Oct 08 in the Subordinate Courts in Court No. 5. The trial will resume in Feb 09.

The hearing is the first in the history of Singapore where a group of activists defied the law prohibiting the gathering of 5 or more persons in public. The protest was part of the Tak Boleh Tahan! campaign to highlight poverty in Singapore and the Government's greed in continuing to raise fees and prices even as wages of the people shrink.