Still think that everybody in Singapore is treated the same way?
Well this appalling episode of favouritism towards the PM's son in a case where he clearly pissed on the entire ranking system of the SAF and yet got only a reprimand for his troubles should settle it once and for all. Daddy pulled the strings and got his son an early Christmas present or maybe his birthday was just around the corner.
And it's just very convenient too that he got awarded (we'll say that this was entirely based on merit) the Public Service Commission Overseas Merit Scholarship and will soon jet off to MIT on our tax dollars. This when his daddy is already earning more than $2m a year. I can see how those MIT tuition fees would have dented the lifestyle to which he has become accustomed to.
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Full article from Channelnewsasia.com
The Defence Ministry has formally charged and reprimanded a full-time National Service officer after he contravened orders by broadcasting a letter of complaint to other servicemen.
Second Lieutenant Li Hongyi, who is the second son of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, had apparently sent an email to the Defence Minister to lodge a complaint against another serviceman.
2LT Li is believed to have copied the email to other servicemen who are not directly under his command and are not in an official capacity to deal with the matter.
His action has been a subject of several on-line discussions here.
MINDEF says there are proper channels within the SAF to address grievances or concerns.
And in this incident, 2LT Li is said to have written a complaint against one of his superiors whom he alleged had been absent without leave on two occasions.
According to a statement by MINDEF, 2LT Li had also said in his letter that he had reported the matter to the officer's supervisors but disciplinary action had not been carried out.
MINDEF adds that arising from 2LT Li's complaint, an investigation was conducted and appropriate disciplinary action has been meted out to the officers concerned.
The officer who was found to have been absent without leave will be court-martialled.
Two supervising officers have been issued warning letters for poor judgement in administering inappropriate disciplinary action.
MINDEF says to maintain organisational discipline, all SAF servicemen with complaints or grievances should take them up through proper channels for redress.
This is to ensure due process and to protect confidential information.
All complaints which are not anonymous are investigated and dealt with properly.
