The Singapore Police has politely agreed to return a notebook they seized from protest co-leader Han Hui Hui on Oct. 10, 2014, during investigations into an offence of unlawful assembly at Hong Lim Park for the fourth “Return Our CPF” protest on Sept. 27 .

The office of Han's lawyer, M Ravi, said:

"Police have confirmed in their letter addressed to us today [16 Oct] that they are releasing Han Hui Hui’s notebook and personally delivering the notebook to our office at 3 pm today."

Ravi had written to the police two days after Han was interviewed to demand the return of the notebook.

Han's notebook contained a written record of the questions and her answers during the interview with Senior Investigation Officer, Inspector Wong Yu Wei, at the Central Police Division, which lasted seven hours.

Ravi said in his letter to the police to demand for the notebook: “This personal record was prepared so that she would have accurate details of the matters in question for her legal advisers, and as such it constituted a privileged legal communication."

"It is a matter of the gravest concern that it appears this personal record was seized from her at the interview and had not been returned to her."

The letter also requested "an explanation for the wrongful seizure of private property from our client."

Ravi also told The Online Citizen on Oct. 16:

"It is crystal clear that the police have no basis to confiscate the note book, and it was a wrongful seizure."

"We maintain our position that the note book is a confidential document covered by legal professional privilege."

"It is also jealously safeguarded by litigation privilege. The notes taken by Hui Hui are meant to prepare her defence (if she should be charged for any offence). It’s time that our citizens know their rights."

Han and the police have so far given sketchy details about what happened.

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