3rd POFMA order issued to Kenneth Jeyaretnam over comments he made on his social media posts

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Under the law against fake news, Mr Jeyaretnam has been directed to put up correction notices on the posts he made on Facebook and X

SINGAPORE: Reform Party leader Kenneth Jeyaretnam has been issued a correction direction — his third since July — under the law against fake news. This time the directive follows his comments on social media posts about:The corruption probe into Transport Minister S. Iswaran and Mr Ong Beng Seng, and

“As stated in the police news release on Aug 16, they had identified the suspects through intelligence probes and extensive investigations including the analysis of suspicious transaction reports,” said the Law Ministry. The ministry added these facts on several occasions, including in Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Education Minister Chan Chun Sing’s statements in Parliament on August 2.

 

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