Jan 10, 2011
Don't try a 'WikiLeaks' here: Shanmugam
Anyone caught leaking any official government documents in Singapore will be 'dealt with firmly,' warned Law and Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam. -- PHOTO: AFP
HOME Affairs and Law Minister K Shanmugam has warned that anyone caught leaking any official government documents in Singapore, will be 'dealt with firmly.'
Singapore, among many other countries, was affected by the whistle-blowing website WikiLeaks when it released thousands of US cable transcripts.
In Parliament today, MP for Hong Kah GRC Zaqy Mohamad asked if Singapore plans to implement new measures to prevent classified information from falling into the wrong hands.
Mr Shanmugam replied that under the Officail Secrets Act, Singapore has clear policies and measures to prevent security breaches which covers even the layman.
'We believe that everyone involved in a leak of information, whether in Government or outside, should be dealt with firmly. We do not intend to encourage cat and mouse games,' Mr Shanmugam said.
'Public interest in free flow of information cannot justify the abuse of confidential Government information,' he added.
