Lee Hsien Loong

2022 - 7 - 8

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Man arrested after threatening PM Lee on Facebook following ... (CNA)

SINGAPORE: A 45-year-old man was arrested on Friday (Jul 8) for his suspected involvement in inciting violence against Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.

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Man arrested for threatening PM Lee on social media following Abe ... (The Straits Times)

Police received a report on the threat made in the comment section of CNA's Facebook page. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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. Officers from the Central Police Division later established the identity of the Facebook user and arrested him within five hours of the report, said the police on Saturday. A laptop, a tablet and four mobile phones were seized. On Friday (July 8), at about 3.10pm, the police received a report on the threat made in the comment section of CNA's Facebook page following news of the shooting of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe.

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Man arrested after threatening PM Lee on Facebook following ... (TODAY)

SINGAPORE — A 45-year-old man was arrested on Friday (July 8) for his suspected involvement in inciting violence against Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.

Advertisement Advertisement The threat was found in a comment section on the Channel NewsAsia Facebook page, on a post regarding the shooting of former Japan prime minister Shinzo Abe.

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Man arrested for suspected involvement in inciting violence against ... (CNA)

SINGAPORE: A 45-year-old man was arrested on Friday (Jul 8) for his suspected involvement in inciting violence against Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.

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Man Allegedly Threatens Violence Against PM Lee In Facebook ... (Must Share News)

A 45-year-old man was arrested after he left a comment on Facebook which allegedly threatened to incite violence against PM Lee Hsien Loong.

In the meantime, police are investigating the matter as they hold the 45-year-old suspect in custody. For many of us, social media is a space where we can express ourselves freely. According to Channel NewsAsia (CNA), the police received a report at around 3.10pm yesterday (8 Jul) about a comment on CNA’s Facebook page threatening to incite violence against PM Lee.

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