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“滥用泼马法企图噤声异见” 马律师组织不遵循更正指示

今早(22日),内政部援引《防假消息法》(POFMA),要求马国捍卫自由律师团(LHL)、《网络公民》、雅虎新闻以及新闻工作者韩俐颖,发出更正指示。

事缘内政部指责捍卫自由律师团,在本月16日的新闻稿作出不实指控,称樟宜监狱以残酷和不合法方式处决囚犯。

不过,捍卫自由律师团也很快在今日作出回应,声称坚持立场,且扬言不遵守新加坡政府发出的更正指示,并要求撤回。

文告坚称樟宜监狱内确实曾发生残酷行刑、且若绞绳断裂,则朝囚犯的脖子后方使劲踢断。并指他们的声明是来自前任和现任监狱官员的证据。

“试图干预马国公民在自家土地发言自由”

同时,该律师组织董事梅丽莎(Melissa Sasidaran)也抨击,近期才生效的《防假消息法》备受争议,是欠缺民主和压迫式的法律,国际上都指责该法被用于钳制异见。

“再者,新方对在马国土地发文告的组织,用《防假消息法》发出更正指示,是令人愤慨和无法接受的。新方无权干预马国公民在自家土地发声明的言论自由。”

梅丽莎认为新加坡内政部的做法无疑是要让该组织噤声,避免处决方式的真相公开;他揶揄新加坡政府应学会接受批评。

“他们对于真相和事实没有独断权。这种尝试把管辖权力延伸到马国公民身上的做法,是挑衅、非法的,也违反国际法。”

内政部驳斥指控

内政部驳斥,捍卫自由律师团作出不实指控;并强调政府不遗余力确保执法严格遵守法律程序,而执刑也都有监狱长或一名医生在场等。

法律也要求验尸官在24小时内进行检查,以确保行刑符合妥当程序。至于绞刑用绳索从未断过,且监狱官员也未曾受过“残酷行刑”的训练。当局强调,若发生如上述律师团所提及的行为,都会彻查到底。

内政部也指基于雅虎新闻、新闻工作者韩俐颖、本社也有报导或分享上述马国律师组织的文告,为此也对这些个人和媒体发出更正指示。

本社已向内政部长提出上诉要求撤回指示,在本社转向法庭申诉前,部长有三日时间考虑。

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