The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said in a statement on Thursday (Oct 14) that a correction direction under Pofma was issued on Oct 8 to Mr Wham, over a tweet he posted on Oct 6 about Mr Shanmugam's remarks on the rule of law.
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The tweet “communicates the falsehood that the Minister for Home Affairs adopts the view that the rule of law does not operate anywhere in the real world, including in Singapore", MHA said.
A correction direction is issued when a falsehood is communicated that affects the public interest.
Mr Wham’s tweet had referred to an article from the Mothership website, which took what the minister said in Parliament earlier this month out of context. The article has since been corrected.
Mr Wham was required to publish a correction notice on his social media acount. On Oct 10, Mr Wham tweeted a correction notice with a link to the correct statement.
He also replied to his own tweet on Oct 10 that he did not agree with the correction and will be making an application to cancel or vary the notice.
MHA said that having carefully considered the application, Mr Shanmugam had decided to reject it.
Read more at https://www.todayonline.com/singapo...-cancel-pofma-directive-tweet-about-ministers
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The tweet “communicates the falsehood that the Minister for Home Affairs adopts the view that the rule of law does not operate anywhere in the real world, including in Singapore", MHA said.
A correction direction is issued when a falsehood is communicated that affects the public interest.
Mr Wham’s tweet had referred to an article from the Mothership website, which took what the minister said in Parliament earlier this month out of context. The article has since been corrected.
Mr Wham was required to publish a correction notice on his social media acount. On Oct 10, Mr Wham tweeted a correction notice with a link to the correct statement.
He also replied to his own tweet on Oct 10 that he did not agree with the correction and will be making an application to cancel or vary the notice.
MHA said that having carefully considered the application, Mr Shanmugam had decided to reject it.
Read more at https://www.todayonline.com/singapo...-cancel-pofma-directive-tweet-about-ministers
