Chee Soon Juan
Chee Soon Juan ( Chinese 徐順 全 , Pinyin Xú Shùnquán ; * 1962) is a Singaporean politician and chairman of the opposition Singapore Democratic Party (SDP). Chee is a neuropsychologist who graduated from the University of Georgia in 1990 . He joined the SDP in 1992.
He is considered a sharp critic of the Singaporean government, even if he recognizes the political achievements of the former Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew , who "brought a good life to this small, resource-poor country".
At a trial in 2008, Lee Kuan Yew described him as "a liar, a cheater and all together an unscrupulous man" and as "almost psychopathic".
Because of the numerous lawsuits that were brought against him, he had to file for personal bankruptcy. Furthermore, a travel ban was imposed on him.
Singapore government response on political repression
The Singaporean government issued a press release on November 11th, 2009, about Chee Soon Juan's political activities, the defamation proceedings against him and his inability or unwillingness to bring himself to justice to defend the court cases involving actions that the government believes have fueled civil disobedience, and Chee's responses to all these judgments.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Singapore Democratic Party: "Where We Came From" ( Memento from February 9, 2012 in the Internet Archive ).
- ↑ "Power and Tenacity Collide in a Singapore Courtroom" , New York Times , May 30th 2008, accessed on 25 March of 2010.
- ↑ "Singapore: The founder of the state resigns. Decline in voters ” , sueddeutsche.de, May 25, 2011.
- ^ "Singapore Government responds to the 'White Paper on the Repression of Political Freedoms in Singapore' by a Canadian law firm" ( Memento of March 24, 2010 in the Internet Archive ).
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| SURNAME | Chee Soon Juan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Singaporean politician (SDP) and neuropsychologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1962 |