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Zainal Abidin Shaiful Bahari, now 35, who had posed as "SharonLiew86" to send multiple racially offensive tweets was on Tuesday (June 8) ... ZainalAbidinShaifulBaharipleadedguiltyonTuesday(June8)tochargesinvolvingactsagainstracialharmony. STPHOTO:WONGKWAICHOW ShaffiqAlkhatib CourtCorrespondent Updated June8,2021at12:58PM Published June8,2021at9:56AM More Whatsapp Linkedin FBMessenger Telegram Twitter Reddit WeChat Pinterest Print PurchaseArticle CopypermalinkCopytoclipboard https://str.sg/3Zd3 SINGAPORE-AseniordirectorofacomputersoftwarefirmandtwofriendscametogetherinJuly2018tosetupaparodyTwitteraccounttosatiriseraciallyinsensitiveSingaporeans. Butinanironictwist,heendedupbeingtheverypersonhehadsoughttosatiriseafterhistweetsbecameovertlyoffensiveandraciallyinsensitive. ZainalAbidinShaifulBahari,now35,whohadposedas"SharonLiew86"tosendmultipleraciallyoffensivetweetswasonTuesday(June8)sentencedtothreeweeks'jail. TheSingaporeanpleadedguiltytotwochargesinvolvingactsagainstracialharmony.Twoothersimilarchargeswereconsideredduringsentencing. DeputyPublicProsecutorSenthilkumaranSabapathysaidthattheaccountgainedtractiononlineandhadmorethan5,600followersbyAugust2018. ZainallatertooksolecontroloftheaccountafterhistwoSingaporeanfriendsstoppedusingitinearly2019.Hestartedsendingtheraciallyoffensivetweetssoonafter. OnOct11,2019,hecreatedapostpurportingthattheacademicachievementsofMalaystudentswereinferiortothoseoftheirChinesecounterparts. HealsousedaracialslurwhenreferringtoIndiansintwopostsonMarch25andApril17lastyear. DPPSenthilkumarantoldDeputyPresidingJudgeS.JenniferMariethatthelattertweetwasspecificallymadeinresponsetoanonlinenewsreportontherisingnumberofCovid-19casesamongforeignworkersindormitories. ThecourtheardthatasubstantialnumberwereIndiansandBangladeshis. TheDPPadded:"TheApril17tweetwaswidelycirculatedontheInternet...Theaccusedtookdownthe...tweetabout30minutesafteritwaspostedafterrealisingthatthetweethadgoneviralandwasgettingsubstantialnegativeattentiononlinefrommembersofthepublic." ThecourtheardthatinafourthpostonApril18lastyear,hemadefunofthe"pottu",acoloureddotcommonlywornontheforeheadbythosewhopractiseHinduism. AmemberofthepublicalertedthepolicelaterthatdayandofficersfromBedokPoliceDivisionestablishedZainal'sidentityfivedayslater. HelateradmittedtopolicethathehadpublishedpublicpostswiththeTwitteraccountandwaschargedincourtlastJuly. OnMay2lastyear,LawandHomeAffairsMinisterK.ShanmugamsaidinaFacebookpostthatthe"nastyposts"weredone"deliberatelytostokeanger,unhappiness(and)racialtensions". HealsosaidthatthepersonbehindthepostwasneitherfemalenorChinese,asthename"SharonLiew"hadimplied. MoreOnThisTopic Policeinvestigatingincidentinwhichracistremarksweremadetointerracialcouple RacismandxenophobicbehaviourwillbecomenormalisedifS'poreisnotcareful,warnsShanmugam OnTuesday,DPPSenthilkumaranurgedthecourttosentenceZainaltoatleastfourweeks'jail,stressingthathisbehaviourwas"entirelytypicalofan'onlinetroll',whoderivesperverseentertainmentbyintentionallyinflamingtheemotionsofothers". Theprosecutoradded:"Theaccused'sdeliberatelyinflammatoryconductalsounderminesanyclaimthathewastryingtopromotesocialawarenessonracialissuesthroughparody. "Hewassimplyactingforhisownamusementbyintentionallyprovokingtheracialfeelingsandemotionsofothers." ZainalwasrepresentedbylawyersSunilSudheesanandDianaNgiam. Inhismitigationplea,MrSudheesantoldthecourtthathisclientisnotracistandis"sincerelycontrite". ThelawyeralsosaidthatZainalhad"triedtobefunny"but"oversteppedthemark". InastatementonTuesday,theAttorney-General'sChamberssaidthatittakesaseriousviewof"wordsorconductwhichwoundtheracialfeelingsofanypersonorprejudicesourracialharmonyandcommunityrelations". MoreOnThisTopic Courts&Crime:Readmorestories "Offenderswhocommitsuchactswillbedealtwithfirmly,"itadded. Foreachcountofcommittingactsagainstracialharmony,anoffendercanbejailedforuptothreeyearsandfined. JoinST'sTelegramchannelandgetthelatestbreakingnewsdeliveredtoyou. SINGAPORECOURTS CRIME More Whatsapp Linkedin FBMessenger Telegram Reddit WeChat Pinterest Print PurchaseArticle Copypermalink https://str.sg/3Zd3 Getcomplimentaryaccesstothisarticle Signuporlogintoreadthisarticleinfull Jailformanwhoposedas'SharonLiew86'tosendraciallyoffensivetweets Signup Alreadyhaveanaccount?Login. 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