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A Singapore tribunal connected Tuesday (October 21, 2025) acquitted 3 women, including 1 of Indian-origin, of organising a pro-Palestine procession astir the statesmanlike palace, aft uncovering they were unaware of the way being prohibited nether the Public Order Act.
Indian-origin Annamalai Kokila Parvathi, 37, and 2 different Singaporean women, each contested 1 complaint nether the Public Order Act of organising a procession publicising the origin of solidarity with Palestine connected February 2, 2024, on the perimeter of the Istana — the statesmanlike palace.
The women were portion of a radical of astir 70 radical who walked to the Istana's rear gross to hand-deliver letters connected the Palestinian origin to the Prime Minister's Office, which is located successful the statesmanlike palace and had a message drop-off constituent there, Channel News Asia reported.
District Judge John Ng said the prosecution failed to beryllium that the women ought reasonably to person known that the procession took spot successful a prohibited area.
This was due to the fact that the country extracurricular the Istana was a nationalist country with nary signs to bespeak that the nationalist way was a prohibited area.
Judge Ng said determination had been respective akin walks to present letters to the rear gross of the Istana, wherever the mailroom was located.
"They would not person immoderate inkling that utilizing that way would beryllium amerciable oregon prohibited," said Judge Ng, uncovering that the women had "an honorable and tenable belief" that they were not successful breach of the law.
Following the acquittal, Ms. Annamalai said this "is an incomplete victory" and that determination is "a agelong roadworthy up to triumph our civilian liberties arsenic good arsenic Palestine's freedom", according to the report.
