Filipino ex-nurse charged with sedition and lying to cops

THE former nurse who allegedly made anti-Singaporean comments on Facebook has been charged with sedition and giving false information to the police.

Filipino Ed Mundsel Bello Ello, who was sacked by Tan Tock Seng Hospital, faces two charges of publishing a seditious comment on his Facebook account and three charges of lying to the police.

The 28-year-old allegedly said Singaporeans are “loosers” (sic) and vowed to “evict” them from their country and prayed that “disators” (disasters) would strike Singapore and then he would celebrate.

He ended by saying that “Pinoy better and stronger than Stinkaporeans” in his Jan 2 post.

He also allegedly commented in another post that evening that he would “kick out all Singaporeans and SG will be the new Filipino state”.

The charges under the Sedition Act say the posts have the tendency to promote feelings of ill will and hostility between Singaporeans and Filipinos in Singapore.

Ello is accused of lying to the police at Chong Pang Neighbourhood Police Post the next day about his role in posting the comments on Facebook.

On Jan 4, he told a senior officer at the Ang Mo Kio Police Division headquarters that he did not post the comments and that his Facebook account had been hacked.

The last charge accuses him of giving false information to the same officer on Jan 5.

Ello, who was not represented, told the court he would be engaging a lawyer.

Bail of S$10,000 (RM26,800) was offered and his passport impounded. A pre-trial conference has been set for April 21. — The Straits Times / Asia News Network