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Singapore Police Probe Indian for Alleged Modi Citizenship Law Protest

Reuters

   SINGAPORE - Singapore police areinvestigating an Indian national for
   allegedly being involved ina publicprotest againstIndian Prime Minister
   Narendra Modi'scontroversial citizenship law.

   Unauthorizedpublic assemblies and protests over politicalsituations in
   other countries are banned in Singapore.

   Hundreds of thousands of people have taken to Indian streetstoprotest
   the citizenship law enacted by Modi's Hindunationalist government that
   provides non-Muslim minorities fromAfghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan
   who moved there before 2015a pathway to Indian citizenship.

   Singapore police said following a report on December24 theywere
   investigating a 32-year-old male Indian national forparticipating in "a
   public assembly without a police permit" atthe Marina Bay waterfront
   financial and tourist district.

   "He allegedly carried out the activity in Marina Bay, to show his
   opposition to India's Citizenship Amendment Bill,"police said in a
   statement late Wednesday.

   The statement did not give any more details of the assembly.Local media
   reported the man posted a picture of himself onsocial media with a
   placard "to express his unhappiness."

   The police said organizing or participating in a publicassembly without
   apolicepermit in Singapore is illegal andthat theywould not grant any
   permit for assemblies that advocatepolitical causes of other countries.

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