Abolish OSA Now!!!

This Friedrich Gustav Emil Martin Niemöller poem resurface in 1984, the year of George Orwell's Big Brother.

When the Nazis came for the communists,I remained silent;I was not a communist.
When they locked up the social democrats,I remained silent;I was not a social democrat.
When they came for the trade unionists,I did not speak out;I was not a trade unionist.
When they came for me,there was no one left to speak out.

First they came... is a poem attributed to Pastor Martin Niemöller (1892-1984) about the inactivity of German intellectuals following the Nazi rise to power and the purging of their chosen targets, group after group.

I had read the poem above when I was in university.

When Nat was arrested under the bad law, Official Secrets Act (OSA), I chose to attend the Solidarity Candle-light Vigil for Nathaniel Tan . The Solidarity Candle-light Vigil was held opposite the Dang Wangi Police Station for 2 days.

Finally, we success to urge police to release Nathaniel. He had been detained for four days and then released on bail.

I used my handphone to shoot some photos. Have a look:

Nat's father and mother are giving speech to support his son and thank to crowd.

Tian Chua is giving speech.

Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Article 3.
Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person.

Article 5.
No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.

Article 6.
Everyone has the right to recognition everywhere as a person before the law.

Article 7.
All are equal before the law and are entitled without any discrimination to equal protection of the law. All are entitled to equal protection against any discrimination in violation of this Declaration and against any incitement to such discrimination.

Article 8.
Everyone has the right to an effective remedy by the competent national tribunals for acts violating the fundamental rights granted him by the constitution or by law.

Article 9.
No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest, detention or exile.

Article 10.
Everyone is entitled in full equality to a fair and public hearing by an independent and impartial tribunal, in the determination of his rights and obligations and of any criminal charge against him.

Article 11.
(1) Everyone charged with a penal offence has the right to be presumed innocent until proved guilty according to law in a public trial at which he has had all the guarantees necessary for his defence.

(2) No one shall be held guilty of any penal offence on account of any act or omission which did not constitute a penal offence, under national or international law, at the time when it was committed. Nor shall a heavier penalty be imposed than the one that was applicable at the time the penal offence was committed.