New Naratif’s PJ Thum speaks out against police harassment in Singapore

News site New Naratif has been subject to a police investigation in recent weeks for reportedly violating Singapore's election laws. In an interview with the Globe, co-founder and Managing Director PJ Thum spoke out against the harassment he and New Naratif are facing.

It’s been a challenging few weeks for Thum «PJ» Ping Tjin, to say the least. The Singaporean academic is so on edge that when his barking dog awoke him and his wife one recent night, he assumed the worst.

«It was not the actual post of the article, it was just the ‘boost’».
«Then the elections department of the prime minister’s office put out a press release saying that we were violating the law,» Thum explained. «They never communicated directly, they never made it clear what they considered wrong, they never actually explained what the criteria they were using».

There’s no need to seize my laptop, they have all the evidence, it’s all there online … But they’re holding on to it, and it’s been over two weeks now

This article was written by ALASTAIR MCCREADY & ALEXI DEMETRIADI

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New Naratif’s PJ Thum speaks out against police harassment in Singapore

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