POFMA directive to be issued to Twitter over Jolovan Wham’s post about Shanmugam's remarks on rule of law

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SINGAPORE: The Minister for Home Affairs has instructed the POFMA (

ffice to issue a targeted correction direction to Twitter, following Mr Jolovan Wham’s non-compliance with aUnder the targeted correction direction, Twitter is required to alert users who have seen Mr Wham’s tweet that it contains false claims about Law and Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam's views on the rule of law.

The latest directive comes after MHA said on Friday that it was aware of"falsehoods" circulated online by Mr Wham, which"misrepresented" what Mr Shanmugam had said in Parliament on Oct 4. "The minister had repeatedly affirmed, in Parliament, the importance of the rule of law for Singapore and the Government's strong and continued commitment to the rule of law," said MHA on Friday.

 

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