Overkill or appropriate? Police investigate not one but two men for comments about throwing an egg at the Law Minister

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The younger man had commented in a post on Channel NewsAsia's Facebook page that he wanted to throw an egg at the Minister, while the 47-year-old netizen responded with information on the Minister's Meet-the-People session

On Monday , the Singapore Police Force confirmed that it is investigating not one but two netizens for comments they made on social media about throwing an egg at Mr Shanmugam. Both netizens are men, aged 20 and 47.

Last week, Facebook user Edmung Zhong revealed that he made the comment about wanting to throw an egg at the Minister as he shared that the police paid a visit to his home over the “harmless” remark. “felt a mix of emotions as I didn’t expect a harmless but straightforward comment can gain so much reaction.”The men are being investigated for the offence of communicating an electronic record to incite violence under Section 267C of the Penal Code. If convicted, they could face a fine and/or a maximum jail term of five years.“take such threats seriously, and will carry out investigations accordingly.

 

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