p2p news / p2pnet:- Nicholas Lim Yew, 25, and 27-year-old Benjamin Koh Song Huat, two Singapore bloggers, have been charged with sedition for posting racist comments online.

“This is the first time bloggers are being charged in Singapore and it is sending shockwaves through the local blogging community,” says Channel NewsAsia. “Lawyers say the last time the sedition act was invoked in Singapore was at least 10 years ago.”

The two, granted bail of S$10,000 each, are said to have posted racist comments on an online forum and on their blog site.

They’re being charged with committing a seditious act, “by promoting feelings of ill-will and hostility between races in Singapore,” says the story.

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See:-
Channel NewsAsia – Two bloggers charged under Sedition Act over racist remarks, September 12, 2005

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