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Man jailed for inciting violence against PM Lee on Facebook post about Shinzo Abe's shooting

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Kong Chee Kian, a 46-year-old Singaporean man, was sentenced to four months' jail on Wednesday. He made a comment on a Facebook post about the shooting of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe, saying someone should do the same to Singapore's Prime Minister. Kong did not like the Singapore government and the Prime Minister, who is the head of the government.

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Man jailed for inciting violence against PM Lee on Facebook post about Shinzo Abe's shooting

The 46-year-old man had difficulty finding permanent employment and was "looking for someone to blame", so he chose to blame the government, the court heard.

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Man jailed over Facebook comment on Shinzo Abe’s shooting, asking someone to ‘do the same’ to PM Lee

SINGAPORE — A 46-year-old Singaporean man who did not like the Government saw a news report on Facebook that former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe had been shot, and commented "Pls someone do the same to our PM". On March 20, Kong Chee Kian, who was referring to Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in his comment, was sentenced to four...

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Man jailed for inciting violence against PM Lee on Facebook post about Shinzo Abe's shooting

Man jailed for inciting violence against PM Lee on Facebook post about Shinzo Abe's shooting

Man jailed over Facebook comment on Shinzo Abe’s shooting, asking someone to ‘do the same’ to PM Lee

Man jailed over Facebook comment on Shinzo Abe’s shooting, asking someone to ‘do the same’ to PM Lee

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