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Man arrested for suspected involvement in inciting violence against PM Lee on social media

09 Jul 2022 08:19pm
The Singapore Police Force has arrested a 45-year-old man for his suspected involvement in inciting violence against the republic's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong with his comment on social media. - (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP)
The Singapore Police Force has arrested a 45-year-old man for his suspected involvement in inciting violence against the republic's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong with his comment on social media. - (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP)

SINGAPORE - The Singapore Police Force (SPF) has arrested a 45-year-old man for his suspected involvement in inciting violence against the republic's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong with his comment on social media.

On July 8, 2022 at about 3.10 pm, the SPF said it received a report on a threat inciting violence against the Prime Minister in the comment section of Channel NewsAsia's Facebook page following news of the shooting of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe.

"Through follow-up investigations, officers from Central Police Division established the identity of the Facebook user and arrested him within five hours of the report. A laptop, a tablet, and four handphones were seized," it said on its website.

SPF noted that "investigations are ongoing".

Anyone convicted of the offence of making or communicating any electronic record containing any incitement to violence is liable to be punished with a jail term of up to five years, or a fine, or both.

SPF said it will not condone any acts that incite violence in Singapore. - BERNAMA

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