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Source: www.mica.gov.sg |
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PRESS RELEASE ON PROHIBITION
OF THE FILM "ZAHARI'S 17 YEARS" |
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The film "Zahari's 17 Years" directed, shot
and edited by Martyn See Tong Ming will be prohibited with effect from
12 April 2007 as the film is against public interest. |
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The film gives a distorted and misleading
portrayal of Said Zahari's arrest and detention under the Internal
Security Act (ISA) in 1963 and is an attempt to exculpate himself from
his past involvement in communist united front activities against the
interests of Singapore. |
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The Government will not allow people who had
posed a security threat to the country in the past, to exploit the use
of films to purvey a false and distorted portrayal of their past actions
and detention by the Government. This could undermine public confidence
in the Government. |
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The prohibition is effected under section
35(1) of the Films Act. Possession and distribution of the prohibited
film is an offence. The film also has no certificate for its exhibition. |
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The film was submitted by Martyn See Tong
Ming to the Board of Film Censors (BFC) for classification. |
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Source: www.mica.gov.sg
Press Release 10 Apr 2007 |
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