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    Edited photo of former minister lands man in court

    In what is probably the first case of its kind in Singapore, a man is standing trial for posting an edited photo of a soldier pointing a pistol at a former deputy prime minister, reported The Straits Times (ST).

    Gary Yue Mun Yew, 36, allegedly doctored a Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph taken by Eddie Adams showing a Vietnamese general executing a Viet Cong officer in 1968 by superimposing the head of former DPM Wong Kan Seng onto the Viet Cong’s body then used the image as his Facebook display picture in mid-2010, said ST.

    [See the original photo]

    Today newspaper wrote that Yue, a former assistant principal engineer for ST Kinetics, is accused of inciting violence on Facebook for posting the photo, as well as for putting up a link to a video of the assassination of an Egyptian president. He allegedly indicated that the video should be re-enacted at a National Day Parade.

    ST said that a member of the public made a police report in September 2010 after the video link apparently appeared on the Temasek Review Facebook page, which included a comment that said, “We should re-enact a live version of this on our own grandstand during our national parade!!!!!!”

    Today said Yue told the court on Wednesday that he had no intention to incite violence, and that he only made the posts as satire aimed at reducing his stress at work. It was also during that time when many were unhappy about terrorist Mas Selamat Kastari’s escape from a Singapore prison.

    When contacted, Yue’s lawyer, N. Sreenivasan, declined to comment on the case.

    District Judge Low Wee Ping will deliver his verdict on 16 February. If found guilty, Yue will face a maximum of five years in jail and also be fined for both charges.

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    • PLTan  •  Singapore, Central Singapore  •  4 months ago
      ai ya.. if the edited pic is pointing at WP members... you see if got people complain a not.
      PAP or PAP related are all gods.... cannot offend one.
      • green lantern 4 months ago
        good point.
      • Zorro007 4 months ago
        When the angel of death comes also cannot offend them!!!!.
    • No eye to see.  •  Jakarta, Indonesia  •  4 months ago
      OUR POLICE FORCE IS ACTING ON MEMBER OF PUBLIC COMPLAINT.
      WHAT HAVE HAPPENED TO OUR POOR SINGAPOREAN THAT BEING ASSUALTED BY FOREIGN IN SINGAPORE?????
      BUT THIS TIME, THE POLICE DID NOT SAID THAT THIS IS BEYOND THEIR REACH.
      AND ADVICE THEM TO PROCEED WITH PRIVATE LEGAL LAW SUIT.
      FROM HERE ,WE CAN SEE THAT OUR LAWS DOES NOT PROTECT THE COMMON PEOPLE
      DOUBLE STANDRAD !!!!!!!!!!!
      SHAME ..... SHAME.......
      • BB See 4 months ago
        because the joker in the photo is their former Boss. Loyalty ma !
      • green lantern 4 months ago
        still need to carry the balls of their ex-boss?
    • BB See  •  Singapore, Central Singapore  •  4 months ago
      What many Singaporeans have in mind this guy put it in photo. So he landed into trouble. This is not terrorist act just an act of frustration. This shows people are really pissed off with papies. Our country is haunted by this white poltergeist. Time to get a bomoh, monk and priest to chase this bad element away.
    • KURO  •  Singapore, Central Singapore  •  4 months ago
      Drawing cartoon get 5 years jail
      Dumping cropse get 6 months jail
      Mas Selamat escaped still earn million of dollars
      Where got such thing?
      Kids also knew to punish such ppl
      • Fran 4 months ago
        the person dumping corpse is helping spore to move the economy as we can see the status of that person compare to the rest.
    • Maverick  •  Singapore, Central Singapore  •  4 months ago
      This is definitely double standard at play. What if this was a picture of somebody not in PAP, would it have kicked up a fuss and become a headline? I know Gary from my Army Days and he served his ass off rightfully like any Singaporean son during his 2.5 years of active duty. He's not a nut case, just stressed out and venting his frustrations on Facebook....is that crime by itself? No Freedom of Speech and the Government is still disconnected to the people in the Internet Age, this is what PAP is.

      I do have to say, Wong Kan Seng was let off pretty easily for Mas Selamat issue and Mah Bow Tan was quietly "retired" from PAP even though he created such a Bloody Mess with the whole Singapore Housing issues.Simple slap on the wrist.....sigh.....

      Over the last few weeks, when I read about PAP's efforts to justify the need to have Extremely High Salary, it really amuse me. The whole saga is about the different formulas used to determine the pay of of Elite and Almighty PAP, while the focus should be on Adjusting the MP's pay to the satisfaction of the PEOPLE and the current Economic Climate. Many of us go through Pay Cuts, Bonus Reduction and Loss of Jobs during Economic Downturn. Companies, even our GLCs, always keep the Bonus of employees to the minimum for "Rainy Days". As MPs (Civil Servants), don't they have to experience what Most of the Singaporean people are going through now? The Prime Minister and his Dad keeps harping about the Talents that they were able to bring in and "Maintain" with this Grossly High Remuneration, that is only one side of the coin. Let's look at the Flip side= How many Millions of Dollars have we wasted on Senior PAP MPs that made a mess of the policies and destroying the lives of normal Singaporean? How many of this PAP MPs were really brought in because of their "Talents" rather than who they know or related to in PAP?

      "Where, after all, do universal human rights begin? In small places, close to home - so close and so small that they cannot be seen on any maps of the world. Yet they are the world of the individual person; the neighborhood he lives in; the school or college he attends; the factory, farm, or office where he works. Such are the places where every man, woman, and child seeks equal justice, equal opportunity, equal dignity without discrimination. Unless these rights have meaning there, they have little meaning anywhere. Without concerted citizen action to uphold them close to home, we shall look in vain for progress in the larger world." - Eleanor Roosevelt
      • Sawyer 4 months ago
        ya. why don't they sue Facebook for allow member to upload edited photo without their permission..
      • The 4 months ago
        When the laws of a country is skewed towards protecting those in power at all costs, then the citizenry suffers. Gary will be made an example of to put fear into the people not to trifle with those in power. Not unlike gangsters and the hatchet man.

        Where in the world, except Singapore, are there laws that prohibit investigations to be carried out on any minister? Are they all above the law?
      • BB See 4 months ago
        Hey guys - please - words like "universal values", " moral ground ", citizens rights etc etc is uncultured words in our government and die hards books. They are like the communist. They enjoy and let people below suffer. Because Gary touched their person, someone now trusted to look after our investment so he will be punished.
    • elyo  •  Singapore, Central Singapore  •  4 months ago
      Please stop the charges to this man. There is no justification here !!!!!!
    • Oiltool  •  4 months ago
      why so serious singapore....? so stressful leh
    • Kok  •  Singapore, Central Singapore  •  4 months ago
      wah even China Opened up!!!!!!!!!!??????????? they dnt live as Communist anymore!!!!!!/???????
      • Janas 4 months ago
        Kok, Singapore is a SOCIALIST REPUBLIC. That is akin to Communist Country!!
      • Zorro007 4 months ago
        true!!!
    • James  •  4 months ago
      This guy posted this on Facebook...How many people actually see this. Majority of Singaporeans, especially the elderly, are not computer savvy..and majority do not have a Facebook Account...and yet this poor guy is charged for 'inciting violence'.....

      But then.....Recently on TV..a PAP MP (what's his name?) the MP who got acid poured on him and got slapped by a taxi driver.....This PAP MP on TV...insult the Malay and Indian Train drivers...obviously a rascist remark...and tried to blame it on a MRT Officer..and MRT VP came out and flatly denied his Officer said such thing.....using a recorded audio.

      My point is...why wasn't this MP charge for being rascist and inciting racial violence...Very obviously much much much more people saw this on TV then it would have been if it was a Facebook posting.

      Selective targeting by AG Office?
    • darkhowl  •  Singapore, Central Singapore  •  4 months ago
      Singapore is becoming like a police state. Or it already is.
    • Zac Dee  •  Singapore, Central Singapore  •  4 months ago
      stupid wks..whats photoshop for.people also like to have practical jokes too.even obama face is discrimated too and he juz can't be bothered.what a cheap fuss wks
    • Melissa  •  4 months ago
      gary is definitely at fault for this photo edit.. not because i side PAP but whether the person is from PAP,WP or any other parties or any other people,it is not right thing to do.. however,i hope the judge will also be lenient to him as i believe he did not have any ill intention... if those foreigners who commit such crimes as act of mischief,outraged of modesty,voilence assault and get acquited or probation, then why singaporeans have to face harsh sentences despite committing the same offences? i just hope the government will be able to give everyone a proper and satisfying answer...
    • Parody  •  4 months ago
      In HK, there is still this ancient ritual practice where one can curse " evil people " to hell. Maybe he should have used that method to vent his anger. It is a perfectly non-criminal avenue to release steam.
    • Kev  •  4 months ago
      Gary must be very stressed at work... and has so much bills to pay to government and governement-supported companies.
    • Tommyz  •  4 months ago
      This is indeed "HARD TRUTHS" very sad day in Singapore, he should say its his OWN OPINION, like what PAP said of LKY "HARD TRUTHS" ?
    • Paul  •  4 months ago
      police state.period.
    • nestle bird  •  Kapar, Malaysia  •  4 months ago
      this was like govt of ( IDIA AMIN) of uganda in african 1960s!!!
      do or you die!! slave citizens,
    • 55JUSTICE  •  4 months ago
      Can say sorry or not ??

      Saw, IF INVESTIGATED, meant more harm to the mass public
      and national security. IN ACTUAL ACTIONS !!!!!!

      Likewise PUB. If mass public drowned underground.

      Likewise WKS himself. Made to handle population growth and
      abondoned the nation security responsibility, resulted in the
      nation MOST WANTED TERRORST, ...... TERRORIST my friend.
      NOT any domestic criminal, to escaped.
    • Aftermath  •  Singapore, Central Singapore  •  4 months ago
      The question is if the person involve is just another Singaporean, will he be charged?
    • Parody  •  4 months ago
      Is this a sign that some people are already at their wits' end, and they started doing " silly " things. I hope people can find jobs and not need to resort to robbery in order to buy food.

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