Singapore: Twenty-one Malaysians were arrested in Singapore yesterday for staging an illegal protest following the disputed elections in their homeland, the city-state’s police said.
A police spokesman said the Malaysians were held under the Public Order Act, under which organisers of illegal protests can be jailed up to six months or fined 10,000 Singapore dollars ($8,100). They can also be both jailed and fined. The Malaysians were arrested at Merlion Park, a tourist attraction along Singapore’s Marina Bay promenade, for staging a protest “despite repeated police advisories” against such gatherings, a police statement said.
AFP
