on Tuesday, had argued that the court, not the ministers, will be better placed to be first arbiters in determining falsehoods.READ: May not be possible for courts to decide on a falsehood 'in a matter of hours': Shanmugam
“It is through the combination of these three aspects … that this Bill is likely to chill free speech and debate about Government policies and politics, particularly expressions of views that run counter to the Government narrative.” “When we bring in the risk of massive fines and lengthy jail time under Section 7 for a single offence ... as POFMA defines it, which includes undermining confidence in the government, and with no threshold of significant impact on public interest specified in the law, the risk … is not just of chilling free speech but of hurling it into an industrial freezer,” he said.
“So unfortunately, this debate, for all the rhetoric, there’s been no engagement on the key issue on why there should be free speech in this area. What speech are you protecting? Why are these things entitled to free speech?” Under the Bill, a statement is deemed a falsehood “if it is false or misleading, whether wholly or in part, and whether on its own or in the context in which it appears”.
Law & Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam had said on Tuesday that the appeals process would be made fast and simple, with costs 'kept very low'.Costs are never low, most S'poreans can't afford legal costs vs ministers/govt. Eg. case- 14yr BenjaminLim, aggrieved parents can't sue
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