He stressed that it was not a message about the efficiency of the ISD (Internal Security Department).īut Mr Malhotra put it to Nair that to any reasonable person, the implication of the post was that the ISD is efficient when it comes to responding to hate speech by Malay Muslims, but not so much when it comes to Chinese Christians. Nair said the message he wanted to convey here was that even though authorities might not have followed up on the video, "we the people" need to admonish such messages. He wrote: "If two Malay Muslims made a video promoting Islam and saying the kinds of hateful things these Chinese Christians said, ISD would have been at the door before they even hit 'upload'." One example cited was an Instagram post Nair made in response to a viral video by two Christians who linked the gay pride movement to Satan.
He said he had several other intentions, including “calling out” racism, making a statement on media bias and admonishing hate speech.īut on Wednesday, Mr Malhotra put it to Nair that what he claimed to be intended messages were contrary to what an "objective" reader would think upon viewing the content. Nair had claimed in his evidence in chief, under questioning by his lawyer Mr Suang Wijaya, that he did not intend to cause ill will between races or religions by his words.
The offending content was a YouTube video of a remixed song targeted at the Chinese, as well as social media comments with comparisons of Indians and Chinese or Malay Muslims and Chinese Christians. The incidents were between July 2019 and March 2021, some when he had already received a conditional warning for similar offences earlier.
Mr Malhotra took Nair, 31, through each of the four incidents, comparing what he said in court with statements he gave to the police as well as an apology jointly released with his sister, the social media personality known as Preetipls. Nair, whose full name is Subhas Govin Prabhakar Nair, was cross-examined by Deputy Public Prosecutor Suhas Malhotra over four charges of attempting to promote ill will between races or religions.
SINGAPORE: Singaporean rapper Subhas Nair was accused by the prosecution of "twisting the facts" to suit his own narrative, in a racially charged trial on Wednesday (Mar 22).
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