SOH Executive Liaw Shuhuey has been detained by Singaporean authorities on her way to Indonesia
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Just 24 hours ago, an executive of Chinese Sound of Hope was detained by Singaporean authorities. Liaw Shuhuey is the General Manager of the North and Southeast Asian division of Sound of Hope. She was stopped and detained by customs officers in Singapore. She’s now being prepared for deportation back to Taiwan.
Liaw Shuhuey was visiting Singapore and planned to go to Indonesia. She was due to visit the Radio Erabaru Station in the city of Batam located on the Riau Islands Province. The station’s broadcast covers a wide area including most of the Riau Islands, Singapore and vessels passing through the high-traffic shipping routes. Ms Liaw planned to meet colleagues in Batam and was going contact the Indonesian government over recent licensing issues with Radio Erabaru.
Liaw Shuhuey arrived in Singapore at 8:45pm on August 11th. At 9:00pm customs officers and ground crew escorted her to a small office. They were unable to give Ms Liao a proper reason for restraining her.
Liaw Shuhuey managed to call our reporters and spoke briefly about what happened (recording):“He said two words ‘immigration guidelines’, and then he said to one of the ground crew I was to be sent back on a plane tomorrow. No one in the Immigration Department has said anything to me, because they have no reason to. Finally, when I ask a police officer escorting me, he claimed I didn’t have proper ‘approval letters’.
Liaw Shuhuey believes her being denied entry is due to pressure from the Chinese authorities. The Chinese Communist Party is forcing the Singaporean government to interfere with SOH radio broadcasts in the area.
Ms Liaw’s phone has lost reception and there are fears it will be confiscated. It’s reported she may be sent to Taiwan at ten o’clock tomorrow. This station will keep a close eye on situation and bring you the latest developments.
Wang Qian and Zhao Hui of the SOH Network
