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Singapore: Politician being investigated for “criminal intimidation”

Categories: East Asia, Singapore, Elections, Law

Opposition politician James Gomez's blog has updates on him being questioned for the second time [1] by the police. Gomez was stopped from leaving for Sweden on Sunday to help investigations regarding an alleged charge of “criminal intimidation”. The politician got into a row with election officials last week when he claimed that he had submitted some election related documents. The officials provided recorded telephone conversation and cctv footage that disputed Gomez ‘s claim. Gomez had later issued a apology over the incident.