SINGAPORE: Reform Party leader Kenneth Jeyaretnam has been issued his 10th correction direction under the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act (POFMA) on Friday (Mar 21).
Minister for Digital Development and Information and Second Minister for Home Affairs Josephine Teo instructed the POFMA Office to issue the order to Mr Jeyaretnam, said the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in a statement.
The latest POFMA order relates to a Mar 9 article published on Mr Jeyaratnam's website, The Ricebowl Singapore, as well as posts on his Facebook and X accounts on the same date.
The opposition politician made claims about the employment of foreign auxiliary police officers (APOs) on all three platforms.
Mr Jeyaretnam alleged that APOs have the same powers as regular police officers and that foreign APOs are employed by the government, and used to keep the incumbent political party - in this case, the People's Action Party (PAP) - in power.
He also alleged that this was "even to the extent of violating the Constitution of the Republic of Singapore, and using force in breach of fundamental liberties".
Mr Jeyaretnam further claimed that the government deliberately sets the salaries of APOs at a level that that makes the role "less attractive" to Singaporeans, as the real objective was to hire foreign APOs.
Those claims, according to MHA's statement, are untrue.
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