Police arrest former Singaporean for insulting public servant: Blogger Gopalan Nair, who blogs at
Singapore Dissident, has been arrested. On Thursday,
Mr Nair challenged MM Lee Kuan Yew to sue him. On top of the challenge, Mr Nair also sent out an email to the Attorney-General and the Solicitor-General "which contained statements amounting to the offence of insulting a public servant."
Police have arrested a former Singaporean for the offence of "threatening, abusing or insulting a public servant".
In response to media queries, police confirmed that Gopalan Pallichadath Nair, who is now a US citizen, was arrested at Broadway Hotel along Serangoon Road on Saturday.
A warrant of arrest without bail was granted by the courts for the arrest.
Nair is alleged to have sent an email to the Attorney-General and the Solicitor-General which contained statements amounting to the offence of insulting a public servant.
The statements were directed against Justice Belinda Ang, a Supreme Court judge. The statements were also posted on Nair's blog.
Nair is presently in police custody. He will be charged in court on Monday.
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This is nothing unusual but don't play with fire and end up like Francis Seow, Tang Ling Hong, Devan Nair etc
ReplyDeleteThis is nothing unusual but don't play with fire and end up like Francis Seow, Tang Ling Hong, Devan Nair etc
ReplyDeleteHe will be charged in court on Monday.
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