Supporters of banned preacher spam S’pore politicians’ social media

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SINGAPORE – The social media accounts of a number of political leaders and government agencies in Singapore have been spammed by supporters of an Indonesian preacher who was denied entry into Singapore on Monday, CNA reported.

Quoting a Communications and Information Ministry (MCI) spokesman, the online news portal said there were calls for cyberattacks against the Singapore government’s social media accounts on public Indonesian chat groups.

The report said the Instagram accounts of President Halimah Yacob, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Senior Minister Teo Chee Hean and Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan were among those that were affected, as was Lee’s Twitter account.

The Instagram accounts of the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority and Singapore Tourism Board were also spammed, it said.

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