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Few months ago a couple were jailed for insensitive to Muslim's feeling
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SINGAPORE: A Christian couple has been found guilty of possessing and distributing seditious and undesirable publications to three Muslims.
In Singapore's first sedition trial, SingTel technical officer Ong Kian Cheong and his wife, UBS associate director Dorothy Chan Hien Leng, were convicted on four charges.
Three of the charges come under the Sedition Act and one under the Undesirable Publications Act.
In his judgement, District Judge Roy Neighbour said the two publications which the Protestant Christian couple had distributed in 2007 - called "The Little Bride" and "Who is Allah" - have a "strong seditious tendency".
The judge said he does not believe the couple's defence that they did not read the publications before sending them out, as the booklets were "ordered regularly and in bulk for over two decades".
Calling the couple "educated and intelligent people", the judge said they "would have known" that the publications "had a serious seditious tendency because the tracts are not only highly critical but denigrate Islam, the Roman Catholic Church and other religions".
He also disbelieved Chan's claim that she had "randomly" sent them out, "because in a multi-racial society like Singapore, a name can reveal a person's race and possibly religion".
Ong and Chan will appear in court again on June 4 for mitigation and sentencing.
The couple was arrested on January 30 last year after a police ambush party saw Ong dropping off a stack of envelopes at a mailbox outside SingTel Comcentre in Exeter Road that morning.
Twenty-two brown envelopes which contained publications were recovered from the mailbox. More items were found in Ong's car and his Maplewoods condominium home. Chan was arrested later in the day.
For each of the two Sedition Act charges, the couple can be fined up to S$5,000 and/or jailed for up to three years.
The possession charge can carry a fine of up to S$2,000 and/or a jail term of up to 18 months.
Distributing an objectionable publication is punishable with a fine up to S$5,000 and/or a jail term of up to 12 months.
In Singapore's first sedition trial, SingTel technical officer Ong Kian Cheong and his wife, UBS associate director Dorothy Chan Hien Leng, were convicted on four charges.
Three of the charges come under the Sedition Act and one under the Undesirable Publications Act.
In his judgement, District Judge Roy Neighbour said the two publications which the Protestant Christian couple had distributed in 2007 - called "The Little Bride" and "Who is Allah" - have a "strong seditious tendency".
The judge said he does not believe the couple's defence that they did not read the publications before sending them out, as the booklets were "ordered regularly and in bulk for over two decades".
Calling the couple "educated and intelligent people", the judge said they "would have known" that the publications "had a serious seditious tendency because the tracts are not only highly critical but denigrate Islam, the Roman Catholic Church and other religions".
He also disbelieved Chan's claim that she had "randomly" sent them out, "because in a multi-racial society like Singapore, a name can reveal a person's race and possibly religion".
Ong and Chan will appear in court again on June 4 for mitigation and sentencing.
The couple was arrested on January 30 last year after a police ambush party saw Ong dropping off a stack of envelopes at a mailbox outside SingTel Comcentre in Exeter Road that morning.
Twenty-two brown envelopes which contained publications were recovered from the mailbox. More items were found in Ong's car and his Maplewoods condominium home. Chan was arrested later in the day.
For each of the two Sedition Act charges, the couple can be fined up to S$5,000 and/or jailed for up to three years.
The possession charge can carry a fine of up to S$2,000 and/or a jail term of up to 18 months.
Distributing an objectionable publication is punishable with a fine up to S$5,000 and/or a jail term of up to 12 months.
Wah you really angry with Macdonalds... what they do to you are? Never sell you sentosa cove monopoly card issit?
The couple were charged and jailed becos 3 Muslim felt offended, Rony Tan offended every Buddhist and Taoist can get away with an apology?
You angry macdonald or xtain?
more inter marriage of christians and muslims should be encouraged as a solution !! only obstacle is the name .. anthony lucas bin wong saimee ..
The couple has high IQ but low EQ, I believe Christians do not need to ridicule others into believing God. Present our own facts and beliefs, Books like "Child in a manger", "Who is Jesus Christ" and not "Who is Allah".
I remember back in the sixties , where the spread of gospel was very fervent.
We have xtian missionary on house visiting, back them our family was buddism.
we only think of earning our two meal , could not care much. If anyone want to share their religion by all mean if they mean well.It not simple to ask someone to change their Faith. I have try many religion. Still seeking the Truth.
We have xtian missionary on house visiting, back them our family was buddism.
we only think of earning our two meal , could not care much. If anyone want to share their religion by all mean if they mean well.It not simple to ask someone to change their Faith. I have try many religion. Still seeking the Truth.
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