'Now is a time for healing': The six men who challenged Section 377A in the courts

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The six men who challenged Section 377A of the Penal Code in the courts said they were elated and relieved that the law,...

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in 2019, contending that it was inconsistent with Singapore's Constitution - the highest law of the land.that Section 377A was entirely unenforceable. Dr Roy Tan, 64, said fighting for repeal had been an arduous, 12-year-long struggle and paid his respects to Mr Ivan Tan, the first man to challenge the law in the courts in 2010.

 

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