It isn't a crime in the developed world except in sinkapore that arbitrarily criminalize expression that the government doesn't like.
Yet, acts that are deemed corrupt in the developed world, sinkapore legalized them so that the government doesn't get tarnish.
The Sinkie poodles are uniformed thugs of the PAP establishment.
The police are never your friends or 'friends of justice'. They are part of the state machinery. If the state is tyrannic, they will reflect the state's tyrannic values. The police would commit perjury in court if it suits their purposes.