Trio acquitted of organising pro-Palestinian procession to Istana

However, he agreed with the defence that the prosecution did not prove the second element – that the women ought reasonably to have known that the procession took place in a prohibited area.

This was because the area outside the Istana was a public area with no signs to indicate that the public path was a prohibited area. 

Judge Ng said here had been several similar walks to deliver letters to the rear gate of the Istana, where the mailroom was located.

He said it was clear from the evidence that the three women “were trying their level best not to run afoul of the law” in delivering the letters, even though, contrary to their best efforts and thinking, the walk amounted to a procession.

Had they been convicted of organising a procession in a prohibited place under the Public Order Act, they could have been jailed for up to six months, fined up to S$10,000, or both.

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