Heng Swee Keat
| Heng Swee Keat | |
|---|---|
| Other names | 王瑞杰 |
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| Born | 15 April 1961 State of Singapore |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Political party | People's Action Party |
Heng Swee Keat is a People's Action Party (PAP) member, and one of the MP representing East Coast GRC at the time.
Controversy
Racial discrimination controversy
attended a forum at the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) on 28 March 2019. An Assistant Professor, Walid Jumblatt Abdullah, asked: “Is it Singapore who is not ready for a non-Chinese prime minister, or is it the PAP (the ruling People’s Action Party) who is not ready for a non-Chinese prime minister?” Heng answered: “My own experience in walking the ground, in working with different people from all walks of life, is that the views — if you go by age and by life experience — would be very different, I do think that at the right time, when enough people think that we may have a minority leader, a minority who becomes the leader of the country, that is something that we can all hope for.”[1]
The police released a statement on 7 July 2020, confirmed that police report were made against Heng over his remarks, and stating that they had consulted the Attorney-General's Chambers (AGC) and claimed that Heng's remarks had no intent to wound anyone's racial feelings or promote enmity between different races.[2][3]
Footnotes
- ↑ Older generation of S'poreans not ready for non-Chinese PM: Heng Swee Keat (en).
- ↑ Police confirm reports made against DPM Heng over comments at NTU forum, but no offence found (en).
- ↑ https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/agc-says-no-offence-was-committed-following-police-reports-lodged-against-paps-heng-swee