Updated Thursday, May 22, 2008 0:00 am TWN, Reuters

Singapore arrests man for racist blog after complaints

SINGAPORE -- Singapore arrested a man for allegedly posting racist content on his blog, police said on Wednesday. The 24 year-old was arrested late on Tuesday for posting material on his blog “which may wound the racial feelings of another person,” police said in a statement. The offence carries a maximum prison term of 3 years and a fine.

The arrest comes after police received two complaints about the blog, which has since been removed from the Internet. In 2005, Singapore charged three bloggers under the Sedition Act for making racist comments on the Internet.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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