Chestnut Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 SINGAPORE - A public servant has been arrested for allegedly leaking classified information to the public on the resumption of activities in phase two of reopening Singapore's economy before it was officially released. The 50-year-old Singaporean man was arrested on Saturday (June 13) for the offence of wrongful communication of information under Section 5(1) of the Official Secrets Act. Police said they received a report on Friday (June 12) that information about post-circuit breaker plans was circulating via WhatsApp messages among members of the public Preliminary investigations revealed that the man, who was an authorised recipient of the classified information, had allegedly shared the information on Thursday with members of a private WhatsApp chat group. The information was subsequently disseminated from the chat group, which was not authorised to receive the information, and circulated widely, said the police. Police investigations are ongoing. On May 28, National Development Minister Lawrence Wong said that phase two of Singapore’s exit from the circuit breaker will entail the resumption of a wider range of activities and the reopening of almost the entire economy. The arrest on Saturday is the third case of public servants arrested under the OSA for allegedly leaking information during the Covid-19 outbreak in Singapore. https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/public-servant-arrested-for-allegedly-leaking-classified-information-about-post-circuit Shalala lala la la ~ 🌠 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meng.huat Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 online rumour says the leaked details were about election dates. dont know true or not. so scary these fake news. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XianGe Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 KGAhPek... He tink everyone can be trusted... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted June 15, 2020 Author Share Posted June 15, 2020 12 minutes ago, XianGe said: KGAhPek... He tink everyone can be trusted... U think he as kg as our harris or not? 2 Shalala lala la la ~ 🌠 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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