Man charged for posting online threats on judge who nixed repeal of Section 377A

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Muhammad Hanif Mohamed Huzairi was handed three charges of inciting violence and two charges under the Protection from Harassment Act on Thursday , related to four Instastory posts and a comment made on 30 March. Instastory posts are made through the popular photo sharing application Instagram.

On the same date, Justice See Kee Oon had dismissed three challenges which sought to overturn Section 377A, which states that any man who commits, abets, or procures any act of gross indecency with another man, in public or in private, can be jailed for up to two years. Hanif’s Instastory posts and commentHanif’s first post, said to be made towards Justice See, allegedly stated in relation to the execution of his duty, “To the dead*** boomer of a judge who dismissed the challenges against S377A, you better f***ing watch out!!”

Hours later, he is said to have posted a comment on an Instagram post by Pink Dot SG, a pro-LGBT movement in Singapore. His comment allegedly stated, “Time to hunt down the oppressive judges, who basically maintained the legalisation of discrimination against us, and make them pay the ultimate price.”

 

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