Singapore:An Indian-origin anti-death penalty activist was charged in a Singapore court on Thursday with failing to comply with a correction direction issued under the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act (POFMA).
Kokila Annamalai, listed in court documents as Annamalai Kokila Parvathi, was charged in connection with social media posts made in October 2024 on a death row inmate and his family’s experience with scheduled executions, according to Channel News Asia.
The 37-year-old had posted on Facebook and X about drug trafficker Mohammad Azwan Bohari, alleging that the government schedules and stays executions arbitrarily and does not bear the legal burden of proof in drug trafficking cases.
On Oct 5, 2024, the POFMA office issued a direction to her to carry correction notices on those posts.
“It is alleged that she did not comply with the direction,” the POFMA office said on Tuesday.
Under Singapore law, failure to comply with a POFMA order carries a penalty of up to 12 months’ imprisonment, a fine of up to SGD 20,000, or both.
Annamalai is due to return to court for a pre-trial conference in May.
Annamalai was previously charged in a separate case, along with two other women, for organising a pro-Palestinian procession to the Istana (Presidential Palace) but was acquitted in October 2025, according to media reports.
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