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SINGAPORE - The man linked to sociopolitical website Temasek Review, who was arrested last month for conducting an exit poll during May 7's general election, is now out on bail.
A police spokesman confirmed the arrest and told The Sunday Times (ST) that 'it is inappropriate to comment further as investigations are ongoing'.
In his most recent brush with the law, Dr Joseph Ong Chor Teck was arrested on Sept 3 for violating the Parliamentary Elections Act.
Dr Ong, who is a medical doctor by training, allegedly asked participants to share how they voted on The Temasek Review's Facebook page.
Under the law, it is illegal to publish opinion polls during an election, and exit polls on Polling Day before the election results are declared.
If charged and found guilty, Dr Ong can be fined up to $1,500 or jailed for a term not exceeding 12 months, or both.
The website, which now uses the name Temasek Review Emeritus, appears to be suspended since last month, according to ST.
A notice in Chinese says the site is down "because its lease is up, it experienced too high a volume of traffic or contains illegal content".
In October last year, Dr Ong also made headlines when he was warned by the police after a smear campaign against Member of Parliament Lee Bee Wah.
