President Halimah, PM Lee spammed with comments from supporters of Indonesian preacher who was denied entry into Singapore
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SINGAPORE - The social media accounts of President Halimah Yacob, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, as well as several political office-holders and government agencies, have been spammed with comments from supporters of Indonesian preacher Abdul Somad BatubaraPresident Halimah, PM Lee spammed with comments from supporters of Indonesian preacher who was denied entry into Singapore
SINGAPORE - The social media accounts of President Halimah Yacob, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, as well as several political office-holders and government agencies, have been spammed with comments from supporters of Indonesian preacher Abdul Somad Batubara, who was denied entry into Singapore on Monday (May 16) due to a history of extremist teachings. A check by The Straits Times found comments bearing the hashtags #SaveUAS and #SaveUstadzAbdulSomad on Instagram posts by President Halimah and PM Lee. Other accounts targeted include PM Lee's Twitter page, Senior Minister Teo Chee Hean and Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan's Instagram accounts, the Singapore Government and Ministry of Law's Twitter pages, as well as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Singapore Tourism Board and Immigration and Checkpoints Authority's Instagram pages. In response to media queries, the Ministry of Communications and Information (MCI) confirmed on Wednesday (May 18) that the social media accounts of a number of political office-holders and government agencies were spammed. Read more