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点出数关键问题 殷吉星吁勿轻易落实《防假消息法》

对于打击网络假消息,前人民行动党法律顾问兼国会议员殷吉星(Inderjit Singh)表示,新加坡可能在这方面领先多国,但前提是将《防止网络假信息和网络操纵法案》“做对”(done right)。 殷吉星曾于1996年至2015年期间,担任国会议员,这些年也身兼多职,包括担任财政部以及贸易和工业部的国会委员会(Government Parliamentary Committee)。 根据他5月1日刊登于《南华早报》文章中,殷吉星指《防假消息法》是虽合乎时宜,但他提醒政府不应轻视各界提出的忧虑,推行这草案的风险很高,且涉及面极广,会带来深远影响。 多个公民社会组织和专家,此前已发声发表达他们的关注,认为《防假消息法》赋予的过大权利、模糊定义的条款等,将会对言论自由产生影响。 殷吉星虽认同,部长应对假消息作出迅速决定,但他也提醒新草案提供的追索上诉权益仍不足。如果涉事者要上诉,却必须向下令采取行动的部长提呈,间中无可避免会出现偏差。 上诉程序需简易可负担得起 再者,人们也质疑向法庭上诉的程序,这对很多人来说都是经济负担。 就这些问题,殷吉星建议,设立独立委员会来审查上诉案件,而不应由让部长本身来负责。…