Singapore, Sept. 18 -- The Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) yesterday presented its appeal in the apex court against correction directions issued to it under the fake news law, mounting a fresh argument that the law is a serious restriction on freedom of speech guaranteed in the Constitution.
The party's lead counsel, Mr Suresh Nair of law firm PK Wong & Nair, argued before five judges in the Court of Appeal that public interest has been defined in the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act (Pofma) in overly broad terms.
He added that it goes beyond the permissible constraints on freedom of speech outlined in Article 14 of the Constitution and is invalid.
The court, comprising Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon and four Jud...