Singapore Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan denies ‘liking’ controversial Gaza post
The minister says he has enhanced security for his Facebook account after being accused of temporarily liking inflammatory remarks on activists
The press secretary for the foreign affairs minister later on Wednesday told local media that Balakrishnan had filed a report with Meta over “unauthorised activity” on his account.
Just past midnight on Tuesday, Balakrishnan said on Facebook he did not share the views of former NMP Calvin Cheng, and had since taken measures to enhance the security of his account.
Cheng said in a Facebook post on March 13 that he would sponsor moving members of local activist group Monday of Palestine Solidarity to Gaza “only if they never come back”.
His controversial remarks drew criticism, with an opposition politician filing a police report against him.
Cheng was responding to pro-Palestinian activists disrupting various meet-the-people sessions, which are weekly talks across Singapore during which residents can seek help from their elected parliament representative.
Law and Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam posted a video of his interaction with two activists last month at a session, in which they were seen making rude gestures and calling him a coward.