“We did not imagine that merely holding up the flag of a sovereign state recognized by 157 countries (Palestine) would violate any law,” the band said in a statement
Singapore has a lot of very strict laws, and they apply them rigorously. Famously their drug possession laws have a ton of prison time, and often the death penalty for trafficking.
From the article, it is a very narrow but all encompassing law, originally passed in 1949 and the last update in 2021 predates the most recent conflict…
The decision is tied to Singapore’s policies on public speech, which prohibit publicly displaying foreign national emblems without a permit or exemption.
When publicly stating alignment with Israel or Palestine, you have to choose if you want to be hated by the government, or the actual people on the street.
But I bet it would been totally cool if they flew an israeli flag.
Possibly, but unlikely.
Singapore has a lot of very strict laws, and they apply them rigorously. Famously their drug possession laws have a ton of prison time, and often the death penalty for trafficking.
From the article, it is a very narrow but all encompassing law, originally passed in 1949 and the last update in 2021 predates the most recent conflict…
https://sso.agc.gov.sg/Act/FNECDA1949
When publicly stating alignment with Israel or Palestine, you have to choose if you want to be hated by the government, or the actual people on the street.
It always amazes me how different people and entities are held to different standards.
It’s almost as if they are… different things.
Yeah. one of them are victims.
the other is the people trying to genocide them into nonexistence and getting away with it.
Ok my comment was very poorly phrased.
Different standards are applied to different countries.
Different standards are also applied to different people.
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