A doctor in Singapore issued a fine of S$ 10,000 ( US$$ 7,700 ) on Monday ( May 19 ) for making offensive remarks about Muslims in a social media post.
Dr. Kho Kwang Po, 85, is a registered physician professional whose practice expired on December 31, 2020, according to a statement from the Singapore Medical Council to CNA.  ,
One unnamed private user claimed that Dr. Kho made bigoted remarks on Twitter that were “highly insulting” toward Islam and filed two police reports against him.  ,
The other person claimed that Dr. Kho had posted hateful comments that” for many years” had been against Islam.  ,
Dr. Kho, who was the only person with access to his account, made the Instagram post on April 21, 2016, and later reposted the same material, even though he had received a provisional alert for the post itself.  ,
According to Deputy Public Prosecutor Sean Teh, Dr. Kho intended for the public to view his article, and Dr. Teh intended for it to be seen.  ,
The prosecution argued that Dr. Kho made the posts with some consideration and that the court should okay him$ 10,000.  ,
Mr. Teh noted that the crime generally would have required a prison expression, but the prosecution had taken into account Dr. Kho’s advanced years, his plea of guilt to the charge of intentionally harming Muslims ‘ spiritual feelings,  , and , how the posts had not gained major traction.  ,
Kenneth Au-Yong and Josiah Tan, Dr. Kho’s attorneys, stated that their customer apologized for his errors.  ,
Mr. Au-Yong echoed the lawyer’s concerns about Dr. Kho’s comparatively recent social media posts and his time.  ,
He has shown remorse and made a plea of guilt, according to Mr. Au-Yong, and it is unlikely that he will repeat this offence as the ( prosecution ) said.
District Judge Eddy Tham claimed that he found the phrase “objectively insulting.”  ,
You ought to have known better than to spread like opinions online, Judge Tham said.  ,
The District Judge continued, noting that he had read Dr. Kho’s individual petition in repartee, in which he had admitted to being extremely fixated on what he read online, and accepting advertising without careful analysis.  ,
Judge Tham expressed his hope that Dr. Kho realized the absurdity of his behavior.  ,
Judge Tham agreed that a non-custodial word would be sufficient given the arguments the trial had made in favor of a good.  ,
He imposed the utmost good permitted by the courts ‘ authorities.  ,