The Administration of Justice (Protection) Bill is something that Singaporeans should be concerned about, considering that it’ll be making criminals out of absolutely everyone who posts comments about ongoing court cases.
The thing is, nobody really does — they’re too high on the buzz of golden boy of the moment Joseph Schooling. Despite attempts to bring awareness to the bill.
The implications are wide-ranging, as we’ve pointed out in our explainer about the newly-passed law. Still unconvinced about why you should care about yet another step towards muzzling Singaporeans? Maybe Durian Daily writer Donovan Choy — the dude who called out an Influencer on her hypocritical posts — can help explain in his Facebook post. It’s a little off-tangent (creative outputs can still thrive and be sensational, even if discussing about ongoing court cases is outlawed) but his argument against impeding the freedom of speech is in the right place.
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