Wake Up Singapore founder and contributor to plead guilty over defaming KKH in false miscarriage story

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The founder of the alternative news site is set to plead guilty along with the woman who submitted the false miscarriage story.

Wake Up Singapore founder and administrator Ariffin Iskandar Sha Ali Akbar and his lawyer Gino Hardial Singh at the State Court s on Apr 24, 2024. woman accused of defaming KK Women's and Children's Hospital

The pair face one charge each of criminal defamation. The woman is accused of defaming the hospital on Mar 21, 2022, by messaging Wake Up Singapore's Instagram account. Ariffin, who is represented by lawyer Gino Hardial Singh, was given the plead-guilty date on Wednesday at a further mention of his case.

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