The cat is out of its bag, though not yet fully

An Indonesian mainstream newspaper, Kompas, on its August 11th 2011 edition has an article mentioning Singapore as an example of governance with rule of law yet without democracy. That Singapore is not a democracy by now has become a matter of fact instead a debatable opinion as well as it being the prime destination for Indonesian corruption suspects to flee and escape from the clutches of the local law and prosecution, the latter has been splashed as political cartoons involving Singapore as destination for black rats, a very unflattering but true view of Singapore regime mentality which would accept money from whatever sources.  However most people do not yet fully realize that rule of law is impossible in a political climate that stifles freedom of expression and dissent. In fact dictatorship relies that the judiciary system be co-opted as a tool to punish dissidents. This in effect is reducing the judiciary system to a political compliant tool of the ruling elite, serving the PAP instead of the people or even the nation. A regime which violates the state constitution cannot be expected to provide a rule of law for its own citizens. It can only strive and survive under a perversed rule of law which is not a rule of law.

It is true that crime is severely punished in Singapore but on the condition that the suspect is not a politically connected figure. It is in the same way as the Indonesian judiciary system punishes the poor severely for having stolen some vegetables or a few fruits while giving just a slap on the wrist to murder suspects.

What I am trying to say in this post is that even though Singapore is gaining a reputation as an undemocratic state, the truth is still far from the understanding of the common people who still view it as a nation strictly adhering to rule of law. Would a fair and impartial judiciary system punish author for publishing facts? Would a fair and impartial judiciary system protect murderers?(as in the case of the late David Widjaja). It’s all crooks in Singapore, a state without democracy nor rule of law but one which is based on institutionalized gang-rule in reverence to Lee Kuan Yew dynasty and their cronies.