Singapore Bloggers Charged Under Sedition Act Over Racist Remarks
Filed in: Weblog — September 14th, 2005
Singapore TV news reported it for two days. It is a shock to Singapore blogsphere.
Twenty-five-year-old Nicholas Lim Yew and 27-year-old Benjamin Koh Song Huat are being accused of posting racist comments on an online forum and on their blog site.
They are both being charged with committing a seditious act, by promoting feelings of ill-will and hostility between races in Singapore.
[ ChannelNewsAsia ]
Here are some Singapore bloggers comments about the news [Tomorrow.sg].
Update: Peter Tan temporary shut down his blog to avoid similar problem in his blog's user submitted comment.
Thought:
After knowing that I am a blogger too, my mom asks me to be careful. I think my blog theme is quite safe from such trouble.
The moral of the story: "Your blog is not your freedom." Since blog is open to public, think twice before you post.
[tags]Singapore[/tags]
