Singaporean TV actors charged over death penalty protests

Six Singaporeans, including journalist Kirsten Han and Phua Chu Kang actors Lim Kay Siu and Neo Swee Lin, were charged on Monday with taking part in public assemblies.

The assemblies were held in prohibited areas, with one held outside the State Courts in support of abolishing the death penalty, as well as candlelight vigils held outside Changi Prison for death row inmates.

The six charged are Annamalai Kokila Parvathi, 38, Ten Leu Jiun Jeanne-Marie, 56, Howe Wen Khong Rocky, 31, Kirsten Han, 37, Lim Kay Siu, 70, and Neo Swee Lin Winifred, 63. All except Ten were charged with taking part in a public assembly outside the State Courts, a prohibited area, on February 3, 2025.

Among them were married couple Neo and Lim. They previously starred in local sitcom Phua Chu Kang, with Neo playing the mother of the titular contractor and Lim playing Frankie Foo. More recently, the pair have performed music together, while Lim starred as the monk Gyatso in Netflix’s Avatar – The Last Airbender.