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Singapore: Jolovan Wham charged for holding up a smiley face sign
But this smiley face on a Singaporean street is different. This smiley face has landed the man holding it in court, potentially costing him thousands of dollars in fines.
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For a start, Mr Wham argues it was not a protest. In court on Monday, he pleaded not-guilty to illegal public assembly.
He was, he says, just showing support for two young climate activists who had been summoned by police for questioning.
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If found guilty, he could be fined up to S$5,000 (US$3,700; £2,800). He has also been charged in relation to another alleged protest in 2018.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-55068007
They said he should have gone to their "Speaker's Corner". But that's closed due to Covid. And I can see how one person is a "public assembly".
