A Filipino nurse who insulted Singaporeans online and called for the takeover of the city-state by his countrymen was charged in court Tuesday, April 7, 2015 with sedition and lying to police, offenses punishable by fines or jail.
Ello Ed Mundsel Bello, 29, a former employee of government-run Tan Tock Seng Hospital, had posted comments on Facebook in January insulting Singaporeans and calling for the takeover of the city-state by his countrymen.
Ello's posts, which included a threat that he would “kick out all Singaporeans and SG will be the new "filipino state” and a description of Singaporeans as “Stinkaporeans” had “promoted feelings of ill-will and hostility between Singaporeans and Filipinos in Singapore,” the report quoted the charges as saying.
The Strait Times report also said Ello also called Singaporeans "loosers" and that he would celebrate if "disators" (disasters) hit Singapore.
After an outcry from Singaporeans, Bello took down his posts and claimed to police investigators that his account had been hacked by an unknown person. But he eventually admitted posting the comments.
Prosecutors said Bello’s misleading statements to the police aggravated his original offences and led to “unnecessary wastage” of investigative resources.
They had sought a sentence of five months in prison to “send a clear message to like-minded individuals that their behaviour will not be tolerated”.
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