Gopalan Nair once held dual citizenship & said u can do it 2
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Gopalan Nair once held dual citizenship in 2004.
Also,He asked SG citizens to do so!!
Currently,Mr Gopalan Nair is a licensed and practising lawyew in califonia.
law firm in California - Gopalan Nair Attorneys at Law
1. As a lawyer in USA,how can he suggests Singapore citizen to commit
crime by holding dual citizenship?
As a former SG citizen,he knows too well it is a crime.
But he still suggest "U can do it.So long u dunt tell them"
Can u help me write to Singapore Law Society,who shall complain to
The State Bar of California
for her member's conduct.
http://singaporedissident.blogspot.com/2007/12/letter-from-overseas-singaporean.html
2.Did Gopanlan Nair also hold dual citizenship?
Relinquished Singapore citizenship 2005 because I was not prepared to permit Lee Kuan Yew to unjustly retain my CPF funds if I remained Singapore Citizen. On principle, the only correct thing for me to do was to give it up, for my CPF funds. I am an American Citizen as of 2004.
http://singaporedissident.blogspot.com/
about me
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references--
http://singaporedissident.blogspot.com/2007/12/letter-from-overseas-singaporean.html
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if u complain to
The State Bar of California direct ,pl quote
1 California attorney that matches Gopalan Nair:
<strong>Gopalan</strong> Nair Active (#181423) Name Status Number City Admission Date Nair, Gopalan Active 181423 Fremont January 1996 -
your source where did it came from i mean u cant anyhow malign ppl
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It's true, this time.
This lion didn't twist his words.
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Why is it in europe that they are some soccer stars holding dual-citizenship rights players sry if i cant rmb their names players such as Samuel Eto'o etc
i knw nothing related to this, just wanted to ask i mean in other countries they allow but in s'pore they don allow
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It's only in Singapore you are prohibited to holding dual citizenship, they don't want a case whereby people escape from NS
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Originally posted by Agenda:
It's only in Singapore you are prohibited to holding dual citizenship, they don't want a case whereby people escape from NS
i see
but since Goplan Nair isnt Singaporean anymore, why still bother whether he infringed the rules of Singapore?
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Actually, IIRC, while the act of holding dual Singapore citizenship is an offence under Singapore law, to not declare yourself to be doing so is NOT. There's a legal clause under SG law that states that a person need not divulge information if the information can be used to incriminate him. Thus for Gopalan to state that there is no need for a Singaporean to make such a declaration is not only NOT against the law, he is actually exercising his duty as a lawyer.
Ah yes, here it is. A search on google refers to Section 121 of the Criminal Procedure Code, Statutes of the Republic of Singapore:
121(2) - Such person shall be bound to state truly the facts and circumstances with which he is acquainted concerning the case except only that he may decline to make with regard to any fact or circumstance a statement which would have a tendency to expose him to a criminal charge or to a penalty or forfeiture.