Pritam, Puthucheary cross swords over whether Pofma requirements on Asia Sentinel was 'overreach'
Dr Puthucheary was responding in Parliament to a question by Leader of the Opposition Pritam Singh on why the Government required the inclusion of a correction direction on both the main page of the site and on the article page which contained the false statements.
Mr Singh added that he was not just concerned about Asia Sentinel, but more of the"approach of the Government" when it comes to requesting publications to put up correction notices. Mr Singh then asked whether there is any"threshold" by which the Government decides that a publication has to include a correction notice on both its article and main page.
Dr Puthucheary said that a correction notice could only be characterised as overreach if one felt that the inclusion of the correction notice itself was not necessary, or that it was in itself false, or if it was"inappropriate to have this viewed by as many people as possible". Mr Singh then asked if the Asia Sentinel had been"egregious" in its publication of falsehoods, which led to the Government deciding to take the eventual course of action, which he said eventually led to Singaporeans being denied the opportunity to read other articles on the site.
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