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S'porean colleag
The Straits Times, 7 Dec 2012
By: Maria Almenoar & Joyce Lim
$50,000 raised; some lawye
THE foreign bus drivers accuse
apparently with the help of thei
All four Chinese nationals wer
Sources close to the case said t
bail included local SMRT bus d
Two groups of lawyers are also
have been charged with instiga
conditions.
Gao Yue Qiang, 32, Liu Xiangyi
each.
The fourth driver, 32-year-old
Last Friday, a representative fr
defend the four men on a pro b
Ms James, who was not in courembassy official since last
Frid
their service to help these driv
"The drivers would decide who
the drivers."
Ms James, who is an active vol
Office, added that many people
The bus drivers have also spok
while the others are from Mar
Mr Mark Goh said he told the d
them, and if they did, his firm
He added that he had been app
Humanitarian Organisation fo
Mr Wham - who was acting in
along with lawyer M. Ravi.
Even though all four drivers w
released until later as they did
ues help drivers post bail
rs in talks to offer 4 men pro bono defenc
d of being the ringleaders in last week's strike
r Singaporean colleagues.
released yesterday, but had their passports i
e Singaporeans who helped come up with the
ivers.
in talks about the possibility of representing t
ing the strike by SMRT drivers unhappy about
ng, 33, and Wang Xianjie, 39, were released on
e Jun Ling, who faces two charges, was out o
om the Chinese Embassy here, asked lawyer Gl
no basis.
t yesterday, told The Straits Times: "I have beey (and) I have
given him the names of the law
rs.
they want to represent them... I will try to rep
nteer with the Law Society of Singapore's Pro
are not aware of such schemes to help foreign
n to another team of four lawyers. Two are fro
Goh & Co.
rivers to consider whether they wanted his fir
ould take up the case on a pro bono basis.
oached to represent them yesterday by Mr Jol
Migrant Economics (Home).
is personal capacity - was at court to assist the
re granted bail in the morning, three of them c
ot have their passports with them.
ave posted bail -
pounded.
otal of $50,000 in
e four men, who
their pay and living
bail of $10,000
$20,000 bail.
oria James to help
in touch with theers who volunteer
esent at least one of
ono Services
rs here.
m Peter Low LLC,
to represent
ovan Wham of the
Chinese nationals,
ould not be
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Liu was the first to be bailed and left the Subordinate Courts
building at about 4.30pm. The other
three left just before 6pm.
When approached, all four declined to speak to the media. But He
nodded his head when asked if
he would call home to tell his family that he had been
bailed.
The drivers were among 171 who refused to report for work on
Monday last week. They were also
part of the group of 88 who stayed away the following day.
The strikers were unhappy about the difference between their
wages and those of their Malaysian
counterparts.
On Monday, driver Bao Feng Shan, 38, was sentenced to six weeks
in jail for his role in the strike.
Twenty-nine others were sent back to China earlier this
week.
The four drivers are due to appear in court again next
Wednesday. Home chief executive Bridget
Tan told The Straits Times that the organisation was not
sheltering them but was ready to do so ifapproached.
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Additional reporting by Amelia Tan
