SINGAPORE: One of the administrators behind the sex-themed SG Nasi Lemak chat group on Telegram - that circulated obscene matters and discussed sexual topics with about 44,000 members - was jailed for nine weeks and fined S$26,000 on Tuesday (Mar 9).After 39-year-old Liong Tianwei was hauled up for th
SINGAPORE - An administrator of the SG Nasi Lemak chat group, a platform on Telegram that hosted obscene photos and videos, was on Thursday (June 3) sentenced to mandatory treatment for a year. Leonard Teo Min Xuan, 27, had been diagnosed with major depressive disorder, and an Institute of Mental Health report said this contributed to his offences. Serving a.
May 04, 2021
Leonard Teo Min Xuan at State Courts on May 4, 2021.
The Straits Times
SINGAPORE - A 27-year-old Singaporean on Tuesday (May 4) admitted to his role in running the SG Nasi Lemak chat group, a platform on Telegram that hosted obscene photos and videos, many of which are believed to involve women in Singapore.
Leonard Teo Min Xuan was one of the group s administrators and the last of four men to admit to being part of the chat group, which had 44,000 members at its peak.
He pleaded guilty to offences, including transmitting obscene material via electronic means.
The four Singaporeans were arrested in October 2019 in islandwide raids after a series of police reports.
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SINGAPORE: Don t show your face in your display picture, says one message. Similar ones include: Change your username to something very obscure and Make sure your online identity is different from your real-life persona .
A 7,000-member strong Telegram chat group distributing obscene content is replete with messages like these, all in the name of avoiding detection.