Man charged with promoting racial enmity by posting WhatsApp content targeted at Jewish community
A police report was made in September 2025 over three offensive images which were posted on the man's WhatsApp account with a 24-hour status.
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SINGAPORE: A 50-year-old man was charged on Tuesday (Apr 28) over offensive content he allegedly posted on WhatsApp targeting the Jewish community.
Siow Jia Rui was given two counts of knowingly attempting to promote feelings of enmity between racial groups in Singapore.
The Singaporean man is accused of posting an offending profile status on the WhatsApp messaging application on Jul 25, 2025.
On Sep 10, 2025, he allegedly posted three disappearing statuses on his WhatsApp application containing images with words that were offensive to Jews.
He did not give an indication of how he would plead. The case was adjourned to May.
The police said on Monday that they received a report on Sep 10, 2025, relating to three offensive images targeted at the Jewish community.
The images were posted on WhatsApp with a 24-hour status.
“The WhatsApp profile of the account also contained a description with antisemitic messaging,” said the police in a news release.
The police added that the Chinese Singaporean was arrested three days later after he was identified as the owner of the account.
If convicted, he could face up to three years’ jail, a fine or both per charge.
The police said they take a serious view of acts which have the potential to harm racial and religious harmony in Singapore and will deal firmly with offenders.
