选举期间,警方称接获针对工人党盛港集选区候选人辣玉莎(Raeesah Khan)的投报,而展开调查。

警方今早(17日)发声明,指辣玉莎2018年2月2日和今年5月17日,在网络发表的评论涉嫌挑起族群和宗教间敌意,抵触刑事法典第298A条文,而2018年2月2日的言论,则涉嫌藐视法庭。

对此,警方向辣玉莎提出严厉警告。

在本月5日,辣玉莎已在工人党召开的临时记者会上,表示本身原意是提升大家对少数族群问题的醒觉,惟她表示若这些言论冒犯任何社群,为此致歉。

她表示对于任何弱势群体的问题都深表关注,但对于此事会全面配合警方调查。

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