Executed Bloggers to Date
Bring on the Saws!
Singapore has arrested yet another blogger for posting possible racial remarks on an internet forum. Apparently, they face up to three years in prison.
Sept 16, 2005
Third blogger to be charged with sedition
Mr. Wang Says So
YET another blogger was hauled to court on Friday for posting allegedly racist remarks online - the third person charged under the Sedition Act this week. Seventeen-year-old private school student Gan Huai Shi is accused of promoting ill will and hostility among different races through comments on his blog.
In two unrelated cases on Monday, Nicholas Lim Yew, 25, and Benjamin Koh Song Huat, 27, were charged with similar offences. Gan faces seven charges under the Sedition Act for offences he was said to have committed between April 4 and July 16. He allegedly made four inflammatory comments about Malays and Muslims on the Internet within days of starting his blog.
In one offensive entry on April 4, he allegedly made it clear that he was 'extremely racist'. Gan, represented by lawyer Edmond Pereira, was released on bail of $15,000 and is due back in court on Sept 20. He could end up in jail for up to three years on each of the charges.
For the full report, read Saturday's edition of The Straits Times.
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1 Comments:
The maximum penalty imposeable on the 3 bloggers under the specific law they are charged by is a jail term of 3 years.
And the method of execution in Singapore is by hanging. Get your facts straight.
Of course, you probably intended your remarks for satire and dramatic effect. But it grossly misleads and some who dun know Singapore may even think you are half-right. Sigh...
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