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The Government will act decisively when it comes across instances of foreigners inciting Singaporeans to break the law and use violence, said Coordinating Minister for National Security K Shanmugam on Saturday (March 28).<\/p>\n
Shanmugam, who is also Minister for Home Affairs, also reiterated that the Government will not tolerate interference by foreigners in Singapore’s politics \u2014 a position which it has consistently upheld since independence.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“It is an absolute no. That position has not changed \u2014 and it will be firmly enforced,” he added.<\/p>\n
He was commenting on his Facebook about the case of Malaysian activist Fadiah Nadwa Fikri, who was banned from Singapore.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In his post, Shanmugam pointed out that Fadiah had encouraged local activists in Singapore to adopt her brand of radical advocacy.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“When people attempt to interfere in this manner, we will act decisively.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“It does not matter whether the instigator is Singaporean, Malaysian, or any other foreign national,” the minister wrote.<\/p>\n
Shanmugam also said the Government is increasingly seeing people from different parts of Malaysian society wanting to intervene in Singapore’s politics and policies \u2014 ranging from criminal penalties and foreign policy, to the ways in which the Republic organises itself.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The minister’s comments come a day after the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said in a statement that Fadiah had encouraged students to go beyond protests<\/a> \u2014 to mobilise them and different communities in Singapore and to undertake disruptive and violent action to support specific causes.<\/p>\n