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Shanmugam to file police report over netizen's 'inaccurate and seditious' post
AsiaOne
Friday, Aug 28, 2015
SINGAPORE - Law and Foreign Minister K. Shanmugam has announced that he intends to lodge a police report on Saturday (Aug 29) about a Facebook post that he termed as "inaccurate and seditious."
Mr Shanmugam published a Facebook post on Friday evening (Aug 28) in which he said that Ms Sangeetha Thanapal had misrepresented a speech which he made at a Singapore Press Club event on Aug 27.
Ms Thanapal had written in her Facebook post: "The only reason you would consider this important enough to make statements about, is if you are an Islamaphobic bigot who thinks Malay-Muslims are a threat."
According to The Straits Times, her post was shared 2,400 times as of 8.50pm. It was subsequently removed.
Following the minister's announcement that he intended to file a police report, Ms Thanapal wrote on her Facebook page: "I understand that Minister Shanmugam is going to file a police report. I have removed the post and am in the process of obtaining legal advice. I will update shortly."
Sangeetha Thanapal
Shanmugam to file police report over netizen's 'inaccurate and seditious' post
AsiaOne
Friday, Aug 28, 2015
SINGAPORE - Law and Foreign Minister K. Shanmugam has announced that he intends to lodge a police report on Saturday (Aug 29) about a Facebook post that he termed as "inaccurate and seditious."
Mr Shanmugam published a Facebook post on Friday evening (Aug 28) in which he said that Ms Sangeetha Thanapal had misrepresented a speech which he made at a Singapore Press Club event on Aug 27.
Ms Thanapal had written in her Facebook post: "The only reason you would consider this important enough to make statements about, is if you are an Islamaphobic bigot who thinks Malay-Muslims are a threat."
According to The Straits Times, her post was shared 2,400 times as of 8.50pm. It was subsequently removed.
Following the minister's announcement that he intended to file a police report, Ms Thanapal wrote on her Facebook page: "I understand that Minister Shanmugam is going to file a police report. I have removed the post and am in the process of obtaining legal advice. I will update shortly."
Sangeetha Thanapal