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Minister for Law and Second Minister for Home Affairs Edwin Tong has also instructed the POFMA Office to issue targeted correction directions to Meta Platforms, LinkedIn and X.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n All three platforms will be required to communicate a correction notice to all end-users in Singapore who had accessed, or will access, the posts.<\/span><\/p>\n MDDI and MHA added that the government is “committed to its duty to protect Singaporeans from harmful misinformation”.<\/span><\/p>\n MHA said on Saturday that the MalaysiaNow article on Nov 9 made several false statements, such as that Pannir\u2019s execution was carried out without regard for the rule of law and that the government\u2019s decision not to provide a certificate of substantive assistance was unlawful.<\/p>\n It also claimed the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) secretly facilitated an interview of Pannir by the Malaysian police, during which a CNB officer wore a Malaysia police uniform and hid his identity as a CNB officer.<\/p>\n The article additionally falsely<\/span> stated<\/span> that Singapore Prison Service (SPS) officers tried to deceive Pannir\u2019s family into signing a form stating that all of Pannir\u2019s belongings had been handed over to them.<\/p>\n According to MHA, Pannir was not granted a certificate of substantive assistance as the public prosecutor concluded that he had not provided substantive assistance to CNB.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Pannir’s legal challenge against the public prosecutor\u2019s decision not to issue a certificate of substantive assistance was also dismissed by the Court of Appeal in November 2021.<\/span><\/p>\n Under the law, a person facing a capital charge of drug trafficking or importation may be sentenced to life imprisonment instead of the death penalty.<\/p>\n This is provided that the following requirements are met: Involvement is limited to that of being a courier as defined in section 33B(2)(a) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1973, and the public prosecutor has issued a certificate of substantive assistance to certify to the court that, in his or her determination, the person has substantively assisted CNB in disrupting drug trafficking activities within or outside Singapore.<\/p>\nFALSE STATEMENTS<\/span><\/h2>\n