It claimed the women were prosecuted for organising support for the Palestinian people.
SDP will be required to carry correction notices with its Facebook and Instagram posts and create a new TikTok post with the correction notice.
On June 27 and June 28, the SDP had put up a statement on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok commenting on the charges brought against three women who were Rather, MHA said the women’s charges concern the organising of an unauthorised procession in the vicinity of the Istana, in and of itself. The three women were on June 27 charged with offences under the Public Order Act for purportedly organising the procession to show their support for the Palestinian cause, including soliciting attendance online.
Prohibited areas are security-sensitive areas, which include the Parliament House and the Supreme Court.“We only need to look overseas at countries which allow public protests and demonstrations to understand the disruption to daily lives, not to mention damage to properties and hurt to bystanders and participants that can result.”Five years of Pofma: How has the law been used to combat fake news?
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