SINGAPORE - The Court of Appeal on Tuesday dismissed a constitutional challenge seeking to postpone the election, brought by lawyer M. Ravi on behalf of his client Daniel De Costa.
De Costa was ordered to pay costs of $15,000 to the Attorney-General's Chambers for the appeal, which was held on an expedited basis via video conference, after his case was first dismissed by the High Court on Monday evening . Mr Ravi argued that changes to the electoral process under the Parliamentary Elections Act, passed by Parliament in May, will deprive the electorate of a"free and fair" election.
Among other things, Mr Ravi had argued that more than 200,000 Singaporeans overseas may not be able to vote owing to travel restrictions.
Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)
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