Strict punishment for “fake articles” by ministerial judgment

A new law has recently been enforced in Singapore that deliberately disseminates and disseminates fake news on the Internet and imposes severe penalties on those who do not delete it. There are also voices concerned about the atrophy of expression activities, with content that imposes severe punishments such as 10 years of prohibition for individuals.

The “Enactment of Online False Information and Information Manipulation Law” was enforced. The government can request deletions and corrections from people and organizations that have transmitted “information that is all or partly false or misleading”. Individuals are also subject to imprisonment and fines if they do not comply with the request. Companies and organizations that disseminate false information maliciously will be fined up to S $ 1 million (approximately 77 million yen). The authority to judge whether it is false is given to ministers.

In the country, since the first Prime Minister Lee Kuanyu, the system of controlling speech with priority on political stability has continued. International NGO “Reporters Without Borders” (headquarters, Paris) announced that it was ranked 151st out of 180 countries in the “Freedom of Press Ranking” in 2019.

It is pointed out that the new law is subject to punishment even if the sender is in a foreign country, and that it aims to impose restrictions on overseas media that have been difficult to control until now and on overseas Internet media.

“There are many cases of reporters living in Singapore self-censoring because of concerns about the new law,” said Pinjun Sam, an online media that reports Southeast Asian news. PhilRobertson of Human Rights Watch "Isn't it?" (Mayumi Mori)

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