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Man who made racially insensitive comments during GE2020 period sentenced to 2 weeks' jail
A man who tried to stir ill will between racial groups during the general election period last year was sentenced to two weeks' jail and a fine of $7,000.
Sirajudeen Abdul Majeed, 52, pleaded guilty on Monday (Feb 8) to one charge each of deliberately intending to wound racial feelings and promoting enmity between groups on grounds of race.
Another two similar charges for promoting enmity were taken into consideration during sentencing.
On June 12 and 13, 2020, the Singaporean of Indian ethnicity sent messages to three acquaintances claiming "the PAP wants to make the Malay community a sub-minority", and that other races were introduced to the country to "just dilute the original race of Malay".
He also told them to "please share" the messages.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Ng Yiwen said Sirajudeen intended to stoke fears that the People's Action Party was seeking to marginalise the Malays in the country by allowing more immigrants into the country.
"These messages would promote ill will between different racial groups, a fact that the accused must have objectively known when he sent the said messages," he added.
One of the acquaintances later made a police report against Sirajudeen.
On Aug 5 last year, Sirajudeen called the police on 999 twice and made racially insensitive comments targeting Malays.
He also made remarks about police officers being incompetent because of their Malay ethnicity.
Sirajudeen was later questioned by the police.
When asked about the remarks he had made in relation to the Malay community, Sirajudeen claimed that police officers he encountered of "this denomination" had tended to exhibit bad attitude.
He further opined that Malays are unable to enter the Singapore Air Force, Navy and commando unit because they are unprofessional.
On Monday, District Judge Salina Ishak said Sirajudeen noted that the racially insensitive remarks were made during the election period, and that they could have led to significant uproar.
The judge added that it was entirely fortuitous his remarks were not disseminated further and that the matter was reported to the police.
Sirajudeen is currently out on $5,000 bail and is expected to surrender himself on Feb 22 to begin serving his sentence.
For attempting to promote enmity between racial groups, he could have been jailed for up to three years and fined.
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Man who made racially insensitive comments during GE2020 period sentenced to 2 weeks' jail
A man who tried to stir ill will between racial groups during the general election period last year was sentenced to two weeks' jail and a fine of $7,000.
Sirajudeen Abdul Majeed, 52, pleaded guilty on Monday (Feb 8) to one charge each of deliberately intending to wound racial feelings and promoting enmity between groups on grounds of race.
Another two similar charges for promoting enmity were taken into consideration during sentencing.
On June 12 and 13, 2020, the Singaporean of Indian ethnicity sent messages to three acquaintances claiming "the PAP wants to make the Malay community a sub-minority", and that other races were introduced to the country to "just dilute the original race of Malay".
He also told them to "please share" the messages.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Ng Yiwen said Sirajudeen intended to stoke fears that the People's Action Party was seeking to marginalise the Malays in the country by allowing more immigrants into the country.
"These messages would promote ill will between different racial groups, a fact that the accused must have objectively known when he sent the said messages," he added.
One of the acquaintances later made a police report against Sirajudeen.
On Aug 5 last year, Sirajudeen called the police on 999 twice and made racially insensitive comments targeting Malays.
He also made remarks about police officers being incompetent because of their Malay ethnicity.
Sirajudeen was later questioned by the police.
When asked about the remarks he had made in relation to the Malay community, Sirajudeen claimed that police officers he encountered of "this denomination" had tended to exhibit bad attitude.
He further opined that Malays are unable to enter the Singapore Air Force, Navy and commando unit because they are unprofessional.
On Monday, District Judge Salina Ishak said Sirajudeen noted that the racially insensitive remarks were made during the election period, and that they could have led to significant uproar.
The judge added that it was entirely fortuitous his remarks were not disseminated further and that the matter was reported to the police.
Sirajudeen is currently out on $5,000 bail and is expected to surrender himself on Feb 22 to begin serving his sentence.
For attempting to promote enmity between racial groups, he could have been jailed for up to three years and fined.
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The Singaporean government talks a lot about meritocracy and equality for everybody “regardless of race, language, or religion”, as quoted from our national pledge, but LGBT+ rights are just so sorely lacking here, and this article is a long one but clearly summarises many of the issues the community faces. Unfortunately, according to ruling leaders, it’s simply “the way the society is”.
The next General Election is also happening in the coming few weeks, so this is all good to keep in mind with reference to the stances that the political parties have taken or will be taking.
Spreading awareness helps, so reblogs are greatly appreciated 🌈
#singapore#ge2020#sg politics#lgbt#i mean i KNEW about most of these but seeing it all listed out like this? damn#anyway i just wanted to share this article it's really well thought-out#jo talks
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The outcome is known. The playing field is stacked. The political plays and players are largely the same.
Nevertheless, Singapore’s 2020 election is different—to paraphrase the words of PM Lee Hsien Loong’s label—it is ‘not normal’.
It is ‘not normal’ in the ways one thinks—the need to adopt special social distancing measures to address COVID-19; the banning of rallies, which undercuts the momentum of the campaign that has favoured the opposition; or in the use of fear and insecurities to win support. Changing the rules and capitalising on hyped negative sentiments tied to vulnerability have long been part of the play book of the longest ruling party in the world, the People’s Action Party (PAP).
Ironically, GE2020 is not a normal election because there is less fear. Sure, Singaporeans are deeply concerned about the pandemic—being among the countries most affected by COVID-19 in terms of confirmed case numbers (at 43,661 as of 29 June it ranks second after Indonesia in Southeast Asia). Singapore’s panic shopping videos are illustrative of underlying anxieties which have been compounded by the potential coming of the worst economic contraction the country has ever faced (estimated at -7.0 to -4.0 percent in GDP). Many Singaporeans remember the impact of SARS in 2003 and know COVID-19 is worse. Concerns about the pandemic and its economic impact are PAP’s ace in the hole—they expect voters to ‘fly to safety’, to maintain its base of support which usually reaches over 60% of the electorate and over 90% of the seats.
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I know I haven’t been too active lately, but I need you all to know that there is a general election in Ireland today and regardless of the outcome it has already become a historic event
It’s extremely overshadowed by American politics atm, which has frankly been annoying the hell out of me, but this has the potential to be a huge moment in time and I just need to put it out there
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why brexit
Hi there thanks for the question.
I support Brexit because I don't support discrimination. Why should EU immigrants be treated more favourable than people from countries that actually fought for us during the WWs like America, Australia, Pakistan etc. Think commonwealth. I believe in Global Britain and not EU.
For example, the economic argument. EU market is actually shrinking in comparison to overall market size as countries outside the EU are growing such as China and the world's largest economy USA.
I also believe a country should determine its own laws through sovereignty which is directly voted on by its citizens. The current system is EU members are controlled through the EU beaucracy. The EU justice system etc. These people are not voted on by the UK citizens but voted by elitists such as MEP and head of states. Indirect democracy is not true democracy.
I also support Brexit because the crisis that is NHS and housing in the UK. Unfortunately, uncontrolled immigration results in too much demand for too few resources. I think a country should put its own people first. Of course immigration is a fantastic necessity. Its strengthed Britain and most countries historically. But its about bringing the best and brightest who contribute to the civilisation. Who integrate into Britain and take on British values. Google Windrush generation for perfect example. These people make Britain great but with free movement of people, anyone can come in and stay. Even those who abuse the broken welfare state we have.
#britain#brexit#EU#Politics#answer#questions#equal rights#immigration#fairness#economics#GE2020#brexiteers#remainers
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General Elections are a great time to upset conservative family members by telling them just how radical leftist you plan to vote.
#ge2020#ireland#general election#leftist#left wing#2020#radical liberalism#radical left#guess who I am voting#hehe#pbp#sinn fein
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Mo chairde inniu an lá an toghcháin vótáil le do thoil agus déan athrú grá mór
Lads today's election day please vote and make a change much love
#a dhia tá mé neirbhíseach ach sin é an saol#ar aon nós vótáil gach duine#éire#ireland#ge2020#togh2020#election#vote#general election#irish politics#mo phost
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Brexiteers: We need to leave the EU so we can close our borders.
Me: You literally have no borders to close. You’re an island. You have ports of entry where passport controls are still enforced.
Irexiteers: We need to leave the EU so we can close our borders.
Me: We literally have one border, singular, and keeping it open is super fecking important to maintaining a peace process that ended three decades of terrorist violence.
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I can’t believe Jamus fancams are a thing.
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Time for change -
The 2020 General Election saw Sinn Fein win 37 seats, one less than Fianna Fáil and two more than Fine Gael. Such results haven’t been seen since 1918.
While the future of the current Dáil is uncertain, we could see our first Sinn Fein Taoiseach, who would also be the first female to hold the position.
The results showed that Irish citizens want to see change.
#Ireland#Sinn Fein#Fianna Fail#Fine Gael#General Election#2020#GE2020#election#politics#1918#Taoiseach#mary lou mcdonald#Dublin#Irish
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Second best Taoiseach, Second best Taoiseach, Second best Taoiseach, The second best, The second best
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Deep down I know that Sinn Fein probs won't win as for years the Irish General Elections have been a two horse race but you can't blame me for dreaming!
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Following a typically brief, nine-day campaign, Singaporeans took to the polls on 11 July. To no one’s surprise, the People’s Action Party’s (PAP), in power since 1959, won. The results might seem decidedly underwhelming elsewhere—but by Singapore standards, they are quite significant. It is not just that the PAP’s margins declined—from just under 70 percent of the popular vote in 2015 to 61.2 percent now, their third-worst showing to date—but also that so many observers (and politicians) predicted precisely the opposite. For the opposition to be wiped out, losing the 6 seats it held previously, was entirely plausible; instead, they now hold a record 10 elected seats. (Two more opposition “top losers” may now enter Parliament as non-constituency members of Parliament, NCMPs, for an assured minimum of 12 opposition representatives.)
Moreover, while only the Workers’ Party (WP) won seats (again), two other opposition parties, the new Progress Singapore Party (helmed by an 80-year old ex-PAP stalwart) and the long-standing Singapore Democratic Party, came close. Returning Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong promptly announced that his Government will, for the first time, recognize WP Secretary-General Pritam Singh as Leader of the Opposition, complete with requisite resources and staff.
Arguably more important than the actual seat distribution, though, are the patterns we see emerging. The structure of Singapore’s electorate makes it exceptionally difficult for changes in voter sentiment, strong feelings for or against a specific candidate, or even specific policy preferences to translate into electoral wins and losses. Most importantly in that vein, beyond more run-of-the-mill endemic gerrymandering, is Singapore’s mix of single-member constituencies (SMCs) and multi-member group representation constituencies (GRCs): some votes are for a single candidate, while others are for a party bloc—invariably anchored on the PAP side by at least one incumbent cabinet minister to lend heft. Moreover, parliamentary elections double as de facto municipal elections; given Singapore’s MP-led Town Council system, voters in any given constituency are electing not only their “voice in Parliament”, but also the manager of their Housing Development Board (HDB) estate.
But we do see broad patterns in the fact that, with good reason to expect a “flight to safety” in these mid-pandemic elections, we instead saw a strong protest vote, nearly nation-wide. Moreover, beyond simple vote-tallies, engaged and critical voices were especially obvious among youth (and reducing the voting age from 21 to 18 featured on opposition platforms, making those youth voices all the more noteworthy). It matters that the breakthrough WP team is so obviously young—a personable mix of wonks and activists, unfazed by the PAP high-handedness; the PAP came off repeatedly as somewhere between smugly elitist and bullying. That impression surely reinforced the WP’s appeal to give the PAP only a mandate, not a blank cheque.
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I do love election results day(s). I love the tallies, the counts, the recounts, the drama, shocks and surprises. My not so inner political junkie is in heaven right now.
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