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RP's K Jeyaretnam: My family has received 'death threats'
by Woo Sian Boon
Updated 03:21 PM Jan 17, 2013
SINGAPORE - Punggol East by-election candidate Kenneth Jeyaretnam said his family has received "death threats" via social media.
Speaking to the press on a walkabout in the ward, Mr Jeyaretnam said: "We've received comments - tantamount to death threats - attacking my son saying that something awful would happen to my wife and son. On Facebook, Twitter."
The threats, he added, were "not so much against me, but against my wife and son. Against my family".
Mr Jeyaretnam said he is "contemplating" making a police report, though he said his son is still going to school in the meanwhile. The 16-year-old attends a school in Britain.
"No, I'm not worried. I think these are people who are too scared to come out behind the keyboard. I mean, it has been very upsetting for my son," said Mr Jeyaretnam.
Asked to describe the threat in detail, the Reform Party chief said it was "a general threat to cause harm to our family".
He later added: "When I say death threats, I meant general threats of harm, or 'bad things will happen to you', rather than (anything) explicit."
The party secretary-general said he would elaborate at a press conference to be held tomorrow.
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RP chief Kenneth Jeyaretnam en route to the Nomination Centre on Wednesday. Photo: Ooi Boon Keong
by Woo Sian Boon
Updated 03:21 PM Jan 17, 2013
SINGAPORE - Punggol East by-election candidate Kenneth Jeyaretnam said his family has received "death threats" via social media.
Speaking to the press on a walkabout in the ward, Mr Jeyaretnam said: "We've received comments - tantamount to death threats - attacking my son saying that something awful would happen to my wife and son. On Facebook, Twitter."
The threats, he added, were "not so much against me, but against my wife and son. Against my family".
Mr Jeyaretnam said he is "contemplating" making a police report, though he said his son is still going to school in the meanwhile. The 16-year-old attends a school in Britain.
"No, I'm not worried. I think these are people who are too scared to come out behind the keyboard. I mean, it has been very upsetting for my son," said Mr Jeyaretnam.
Asked to describe the threat in detail, the Reform Party chief said it was "a general threat to cause harm to our family".
He later added: "When I say death threats, I meant general threats of harm, or 'bad things will happen to you', rather than (anything) explicit."
The party secretary-general said he would elaborate at a press conference to be held tomorrow.
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RP chief Kenneth Jeyaretnam en route to the Nomination Centre on Wednesday. Photo: Ooi Boon Keong
