Netizen arrested by police for posting anti-YOG remarks

last SG · 2010-08-25T14:21:21+00:00

how to be a global City? Singapore is too small for rubbish concepts like "global city".Maybe New York city backed up by 300 million americans can be a "glo...

ditzy SG

I don't think it's very fair to arrest someone just because like that. It is one's right to express one's opinion. But where's our freedom of speech?

First day in Singapore?

Arapahoe SG

I don't think it's very fair to arrest someone just because like that. It is one's right to express one's opinion. But where's our freedom of speech?

you are referring to which countries constitutional right?

-StarDust- SG

I don't think it's very fair to arrest someone just because like that. It is one's right to express one's opinion. But where's our freedom of speech?

Like Taiwan gt lots of freedom of speech also nt good.

Their elections lots of slandering.

Macho Man SG

Netizen arrested by police for posting anti-YOG remarks on Facebook

A netizen Abdul Malek was arrested by the police yesterday purportedly for posting anti-YOG remarks on Facebook.

Malek wrote on Facebook that he was questioned by the police from Bedok Police Division on the charge of “inciting violence and public disorder” under Section 267 Chapter 244 of the penal code. His laptop was also seized.

[Source: I hate YOG Facebook]

The New Paper reported today that the founder of the “I hate YOG Facebook” Mr Edmund Khor has also been called up for questioning by the police.

According to unconfirmed tip-offs we received, a raid was conducted yesterday which saw a dozen netizens being arrested in connection with the involvement in the anti-YOG Facebook.

Started only two weeks ago, the Facebook has garnered more than 2,700 friends so far.

-TR

If 1,000,000 Singaporeans join anti-YOG, then would the police have the time to question all 1,000,000? Faster click "Like".

ditzy SG

I think the police only raided those who added comments on top of the anti sentiments.

To Freedom SG

It's just Youth Olympics Games, not terrorism or anything dangerous! Why did anyone want to hate a sporting event in the first place? It's not a PAP YouthWing Olympic Games, lol!!! Sometimes, people can really get very erratic. The trouble with the internet world is that people strangely feel emboldened to say anything but most of the time, if you meet them face-to-face and have a good chat, they are just harmless humans.

likeyou SG

Facebook is dangerous.

Whatever ones post any remarks on the internet is dangerous.

Clivebenss SG

Singaporean arrested for inciting violence on Facebook
Posted: 25 August 2010 1726 hrs

SINGAPORE: A Singaporean man who attacked on Facebook the ruling party and urged people to "burn" a cabinet minister has been arrested on charges of inciting violence, police said Wednesday.

In a statement, police said they had arrested a "man in his late 20s" on Tuesday "in connection with investigations into offences related to incitement of violence".

The statement did not name the man or give details of the offence, but said he was released on bail pending further investigation.

Local media identified him as Abdul Malik Ghazali, 27, who posted a series of comments on the social networking site critical of how Singapore is hosting the inaugural Youth Olympic Games (YOG).

Abdul Malik, who works for a company specialising in wood and flooring, said on his Facebook page that he was arrested "due to my involvement in anti-YOG and anti-PAP (People's Action Party) Facebook pages".

One of his postings highlighted recent floods in Singapore, the escape of detained terror suspect Mas Selamat Kastari, the amount of money spent to host the games and reports of the poor standard of food served for games volunteers.

He said it was time to "burn" the sports minister and the PAP.

Abdul Malik said in comments published Wednesday by "The New Paper" that "the comment is a metaphor".

"I did not intend for it to be taken literally. I did not mean for someone to actually burn," he said.

Some in cyberspace rallied to Abdul Malik's defence.

One Facebook poster calling himself "Kok Meng" wrote "seems like even metaphors are forbidden these days".

"Police should get a grip and let loose. We are a democracy."

-AFP/wk

Vote PAP OUT to Save SG SG

Seems like PAP is using the same old tricks to create climate of fear prior to elections.

We must not succumb to the dirty tactics of PAP.

the Bear SG

i tell you lah.. it's because of this guy that the idiots are scared stiff

this mad fucker went to literally burn the Yio Chu Kang MP as chronicled by Rockson

so now the MIW damned scared people actually go and burn their MPs..

but then, the MIW is so lost and out of touch that they don't even know that to "burn" someone is internet lingo for going to tekan and take someone down a few levels...

as seen in the short story by the visionary of the Internet, William Gibson..

where the vicious criminal named Chrome was "burned" by hackers

so.. you want to burn like the mad fucker up there, or you want to burn like they did with Chrome?

Vote PAP OUT to Save SG SG

This fucking PAP.

Cannot use the term "burn" can use "fuck?

As in FUCK PAP?

Will police arrest if I tell people to go fuck PAP?

sbst275 SG

They so scared ma..

Junyang700 SG

Nowadays burn very scary... Cos somebody has actually did the burning thing before...

A taxi driver was earlier also convicted... his was even more minor.. he said he doesnt wan a similar incident that happened to the MP.earlier on (that got burnt)..

Anyway, its stupid to use the word burn...

Vote PAP OUT to Save SG SG

These people despise and hate PAP so much. They are the real voices that you will never see, hear touch on PAP state media.

Everything so fake in PAP state media, everytime PAP implements some new rubbish policy, they will get some people to praise the policy; where they get those guys to appear on TV?

Clivebenss SG

cannot use burn, use torch as this is YOG.

Asromanista2001 SG

huh ???

hate YOG also cannot ah ???

i also hate it what ! the YOG is a disaster man............all the sports venues have been embarrassing lah..................

in fact, i've been supporting any team and anyone playing AGAINST S'pore team............LOL

boy was i glad Haiti beat S'pore in soccer...................i was so pissed when S'pore beat Montenegro............

there was no reason except for political ones why S'pore was chosen instead of Moscow for YOG.............

Vote PAP OUT to Save SG SG

We must teach this PAP a proper lesson in coming elections.

Asromanista2001 SG

These people despise and hate PAP so much. They are the real voices that you will never see, hear touch on PAP state media.

Everything so fake in PAP state media, everytime PAP implements some new rubbish policy, they will get some people to praise the policy; where they get those guys to appear on TV?

the whole thing was all bullcrap what................PAP people pretend to do good things for S'poreans........

and S'poreans pretend to support PAP...................

Vote PAP OUT to Save SG SG

the whole thing was all bullcrap what................PAP people pretend to do good things for S'poreans........

and S'poreans pretend to support PAP...................

You will vote for opposition in coming elections?

Asromanista2001 SG

You will vote for opposition in coming elections?

i too young to vote leh................i still in Primary 6 lah.................

but i've been preaching to my friends' parents to vote for opposition liao...........

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