AGC drops action against cartoonist under Sedition Act
POSTED: 29 Jul 2013 3:15 PM
Singapore's Attorney-General's Chambers (AGC) said it will not be taking further action against Chew Peng Ee, also known as Leslie Chew, for offence under the Sedition Act.
SINGAPORE: Singapore's Attorney-General's Chambers (AGC) said it will not be taking further action against Chew Peng Ee, also known as Leslie Chew, for offences under the Sedition Act.
It said the public prosecutor arrived at the decision after reviewing the evidence in the investigation papers that the police submitted.
Chew was arrested on 19 April 2013 as part of investigations into whether he had committed offences under the Sedition Act for his publication of the comic series "Demon-cratic Singapore" on Facebook.
He was released on bail on 21 April 2013, and has remained on bail since.
With the AGC's decision on Monday, his police bail will be allowed to lapse, and his passport, which was surrendered as a condition of bail, will be returned to him.
AGC said Chew was informed of the decision earlier Monday.
However, the legal proceedings against Chew for contempt of court will continue.
In its statement Monday, the AGC reiterated that issues related to a pending case before a court should be discussed within the court itself.
- CNA/xq
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