During investigations, Chua admitted to sharing the two videos and posting content while posing as the victim because he did not like the victim.
When Chua’s phone was seized, the police also found WeChat messages from Chua saying that it was “fun” and “felt really good” to post “anti-Muslim comments”.
Chua’s actions resulted in the victim being hauled in for police questioning at least twice in 2019 and 2020.
The victim made another police report stating that the content posted on the fake Facebook accounts caused him psychological, professional and reputational harm.
In October 2020, three different people also made police reports against the fake account for uploading content that was inflammatory towards Muslim users on Facebook.
The prosecutor sought six to eight months’ jail for Chua, describing his conduct as malicious, premeditated and persistent.
The fake Facebook accounts were made to besmirch the victim, said Mr Chew. For instance, the post containing the victim’s SAF transcript contained a lewd description of how he got positive feedback from his commander.
The two videos and accompanying commentary that Chua shared were also “extremely offensive”, and intended to spread a skewed interpretation of Islam, the prosecutor added.
The punishment for harassment by stalking is a jail term of up to a year, a fine of up to S$5,000 (US$3,690), or both.
A person found guilty of acting with the deliberate intention of wounding racial or religious feelings can be jailed for up to three years, fined, or both.
