Ms. Chee Siok Chin is a woman human rights defenders and one of the leaders of the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) leaders. 10 September 2006 Ms. Chee Siok Chin was stopped by police for distributing flyers at Raffles City Shopping Centre criticizing the high salaries of the PAP ministers. The statement in the flyer said: "Tired of being a voiceless 2nd class citizen in your own country without any rights? Sick of the Ministers paying themselves millions of dollars while they tell you to keep making sacrifices for Singapore?" 29 December 2008 The Central Police Division charged Ms. Chee Siok Chin for participating in an assembly intended to demonstrate opposition to the actions of the Government, which was held without a permit under Rule 5 of the Miscellaneous Offences (Public Order & Nuisance) (Assemblies & Processions) Rules. 18 December 2009 District Judge Chang Lye Beng found Ms. Chee Siok Chin guilty of distributing pamphlets criticizing the PAP government without a permit and fined the maximum amount of S$1000. The Judge did not give any reason for his verdict. After the decision, Ms. Chee Siok Chin made the following statement: "I continue to say that what we did was not a crime. Criticizing one's government is a right guaranteed in a democratic society. By finding us guilty, you are as good as saying that we do not have this right. By pronouncing us guilty, you are as good as saying that Singapore is not a democratic society and that this government is an undemocratic one." 4 January 2010 Ms. Chee Siok Chin began serving her one- week jail sentence. However, she will continue with her appeal because she feels that it is important that the high Court renders its decision and grounds if it upholds the conviction. During her imprisonment, Ms. Chee Siok Chin will be brought to court daily for the ongoing hearings before District Judge Toh Yung Cheong for a separate charge for "attempting to take part in a procession" during the WB-IMF meeting in 2006.