Overview
- Six people were formally charged Monday, Sept 28, 2026, over alleged participation in unpermitted or prohibited-area assemblies, most linked to a Feb. 3, 2025 gathering outside the State Courts.
- The defendants include journalist Kirsten Han and actors Lim Kay Siu and Neo Swee Lin, while the full group named in court also includes Annamalai Kokila Parvathi, Howe Wen Khong Rocky, and Ten Leu Jiun Jeanne-Marie.
- Five defendants face a count each for taking part in a public assembly at the State Courts, Howe faces three additional counts over candlelight vigils at Changi Prison, and Ten faces two charges for November 2024 vigils.
- District Judge Wong Peck set bail at S$5,000 per person and adjourned all six cases to Oct. 20, and police have warned that organisers or participants without permits can face fines up to S$10,000 or up to six months' jail.
- The prosecutions form part of a broader wave of public-order cases this month, have drawn public attention because of the well-known defendants, and signal continued enforcement of Singapore's Public Order Act that could affect future protest plans.