It said two Malaysian politicians and a former Singaporean ISA detainee who is now an Australian citizen had made posts that could harm racial and religious harmony.
PETALING JAYA: The Singapore government has called out PAS leaders and a former detainee, now an Australian citizen, for allegedly trying to influence the country’s general election on May 3 with posts that could harm racial and religious harmony. The posts include one by PAS national treasurer Iskandar Abdul Samad, who expressed support for a candidate in the Singapore elections.
In his post, Zulfikar accused several Malay-Muslim MPs of failing to represent the Muslim community and said Singapore does not need another Malay MP who did not reflect their views.The Singapore home ministry and elections department said in a joint statement that several online posts had urged Singaporeans to vote along racial and religious lines, which in turn sparked more social media content of a similar nature.
The government said religion must not be mixed with politics, as Singapore is a secular state. “Bringing religion into politics will undermine social cohesion and harmony, as we have seen in other countries with race- or religion-based politics”. The statement said the republic’s internet regulator had restricted access in Singapore to several Facebook posts published by foreigners.
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