Podcast show Plan B given POFMA order over 'Messiah' hacker interview

SINGAPORE: A correction direction under the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act has been issued to Plan B over statements made by a hacker on the podcast show, said the Ministry of Home Affairs on Wednesday .

James Raj was also arrested in November 2021 for affray, after getting into an altercation with a drunk customer in a shop. "If James Raj’s involvement had been more egregious, he would have been charged and prosecuted in court," said the ministry.TikTok user issued another POFMA order, this time over claims about public housing policies

James Raj's family members also made regular visits and corresponded with him through letters, while his lawyers saw him on at least 12 occasions, said MHA. Another claim by James Raj was that the government offered him a plea deal where he would plead guilty to 39 charges instead of proceeding to trial on over 400 charges, in order to"cover up the fact that he was able to hack into the systems of many government agencies".

MINDEF’s cyber and security agencies have also confirmed that its systems have never been breached by James Raj. MINDEF had clarified in a Facebook post on Monday that James Raj's claims on the podcast were"untrue".

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