SINGAPORE – The police have issued Disabling Directions (DDs) under the Online Criminal Harms Act (OCHA) 2023 to Meta over social media posts showing a video of a man stepping on the Quran.
The video is believed to have been taken on a public bus in Singapore.
While the original video is no longer available, it was reposted and shared on other social media platforms, said the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in a statement on March 8.
The MHA and the police have assessed that the content of the video constitutes an offence of insulting the religion of another person in Singapore under Section 17F(4) of the Maintenance of Religious Harmony Act 1990.
âWe have issued five DDs to Meta to disable access to the content, and the posts containing the video are no longer accessible to end-users in Singapore,â said MHA.
âWhile some individuals may have reposted the video to condemn the actions of the original poster, doing so perpetuates the offensive content online,â it said, adding that members of the public who come across such content are advised to inform the authorities instead.
Police investigations are ongoing.
MHA said it takes a strong stance against threats to Singaporeâs racial and religious harmony.
âWe will not tolerate such behaviour, and offenders will be dealt with swiftly and firmly,â it said.
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