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The Bondi Beach shooting on Sunday (Dec 14) presents a stark reminder for Singapore — as history has shown — that hate speech has «real and serious consequences», said Coordinating Minister for National Security K Shanmugam.In a Facebook postBondi Beach shooting a reminder why hate speech against any community is not allowed in Singapore: Shanmugam
The Bondi Beach shooting on Sunday (Dec 14) presents a stark reminder for Singapore — as history has shown — that hate speech has «real and serious consequences», said Coordinating Minister for National Security K Shanmugam.In a Facebook post on Dec 15, Shanmugam, who is also the Minister for Home Affairs, said that while the precise causes and reasons for the attack in Sydney are not known yet, hate speech has often been one underlying cause in other cases. «It creates an environment more prone to violence,» said Shanmugam, noting that the Executive Council of Australian Jewry had indicated in a special report on Dec 2 that the number of reported antisemitic incidents in Australia has continued at «unprecedently high levels» for a second consecutive year. Australia is among the world's seven largest Jewish diaspora communities in the world. Read more











