Indian-origin woman, among 3 activists, fined for staging pro-Palestine protest in Singapore
Three Singaporean activists, including Indian-origin Annamalai Kokila Parvathi, were fined $2,341 each after the High Court overturned their acquittal for organizing a pro-Palestine procession near the Presidential Palace in 2024. The protest took place in a prohibited area under Singapore's Public Order Act, leading to legal action against the organizers. The court ruled that the procession required prior police approval, which had not been obtained.
- ▪The protest occurred on February 2, 2024, outside the Istana, a designated prohibited area for unauthorized processions.
- ▪The three women were initially acquitted, but the prosecution's appeal was upheld by Justice See Kee Oon in the High Court.
- ▪Each activist was fined $2,341 for violating the Public Order Act by organizing the procession without police permission.
- ▪The activists are Mossammad Sobikun Nahar, Siti Amirah Mohamed Asrori, and Annamalai Kokila Parvathi, representing Malay and Indian ethnic communities in Singapore.
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An Indian-origin woman was among three Singaporean activists, fined $2,341 each on Thursday (April 30, 2026) for organising a procession outside the Presidential Palace to show solidarity with Palestine, local media reported.The High Court overturned the acquittal of the three women, Malay-origin Mossammad Sobikun Nahar, 26, Siti Amirah Mohamed Asrori, 30, and Indian-origin Annamalai Kokila Parvathi, 37, accused of organising the procession on February 2, 2024, The Straits Times reported.Justice See Kee Oon allowed the prosecution’s appeal against the acquittal of the three women, who each faced one charge of organising a procession in the perimeter of the Presidential Palace, Istana, a prohibited area, under the Public Order Act (POA).
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