Letter to AG Lucien Wong (Feb 8, 2019)

From: Yan Jun [mailto:medp1128@hotmail.com]
Sent: Friday, 8 February, 2019 12:41
To: Jean TEO (Personal Assitant to AG) (jean_teo@agc.gov.sg)
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Subject: House arrest and police state

Dear Attorney-General Lucien Wong,

1.      I am writing to ask for AG’s position on the PAP government’s espionage activities. Please let me know if the AGC thinks that my allegations of espionage have damaged Singapore’s reputation.

2.      On Dec 14, 2018, I wrote to AG an email about the espionage activities by security services under the PAP government in Tampines (#10-220, BLK 279, Tampines Street 22, S’ 520279). In the reply dated Dec 17, 2018, the AGC simply stated “the contents of the said emails are receiving attention”.  On Dec 31, 2018, I wrote to PM Lee Hsien Loong and set out in the email the details of the espionage activities I mentioned. While I copied the email to AG and the international community, I haven’t received any response from the government.  

Issue 1: The legality of the house arrest/24-hour surveillance

3.      I have been put under 24-hour surveillance by security services since last September when I gave the local media the conclusive evidence of the espionage scandal. The purpose of putting me under house arrest in Tampines was for the government to find out how much I knew the espionage and took action accordingly.

4.      After I moved to Hougang (#02-1221, BLK 540, Hougang Ave 8, S 530540) early this year, the government still put me under house arrest in the hope that the securities services could figure out the time of my protest so the destructive effect of my upcoming protest may be offset by holding North Korea–United States Summit for the 2^nd time. On Jan 18, I transported my personal belongings from Tampines to Hougang by a hired van service (mobile: 88628367). The security services even controlled the driver I randomly chose and required him to cooperate with the government.

5.      The governments repeatedly encouraged me to protest during the second half of January. I would strongly suggest that the government do not report news such as Vietnam says it has no information on any second Trump-Kim summit too early because such politically controversial news may produce undesirable effects. After the location of the 2^nd summit was announced, the tenants in the Hougang flat deliberately gave me a hard time to drive me out. Finally, the security services even required all tenants to move out by Feb 8. I would appreciate it if the security services inform these and future tenants/informers to behave properly.

Issue 2: Police state

6.      At midnight on Feb 7, I escaped from the government’s surveillance at National University of Singapore after the agents failed to find me by driving on the campus for a few hours. At about 10:40am, I went to Tampines North Community Club (CC) to use the study room there but two female officers maliciously reported me to the authority. 

7.      After two intelligence officers confirmed my identity by deliberately encountering me in the rest room on the ground floor, I was back under government’s surveillance. I am very sure that security services wouldn’t been able to find me if these two officers hadn’t reported me. CCs are part of the network created by the ruling party for people of all races to come together for entertainment purposes. Since I always used the study room in strict accordance with the law and regulations and didn’t get any complaint, I didn’t expect that officers would voluntarily act as secret police against me.

My requests

8.      With regard to the house arrest, I would request AG to justify how my protests have affected the national security or social order so 24-hours surveillance must be maintained.

9.      With regard to the spying activities in Tampines North CC, I would request AG to look into my complaint and justify the malicious report against me because the report has damaged Singapore’s reputation. If it is a trend for government officials to act as secret police, Singapore under the PAP government is a police state.

10.   I certainly will protest to support my allegations of Singapore’s Watergate scandal but don’t think it is necessary for the government to make it happen at a specific time.

11.   Thank you.

Regards,

Yan Jun

(S7684361I)