Overview

• Dr Kho Kwang Po, 85, pleaded guilty to posting anti-Islam remarks on Facebook in 2016 and reposting them in 2021 despite a prior warning.
• The Singapore court imposed the maximum non-custodial fine of S$10,000, with a two-week jail term as default if unpaid.
• Judge Eddy Tham emphasized that Dr Kho, as a doctor, should have refrained from propagating such views publicly.
• The prosecution acknowledged Dr Kho’s advanced age, remorse, and the limited traction of his posts in recommending a fine over imprisonment.
• Dr Kho’s practising certificate expired in 2020, and he remains a non-practising doctor as of the court ruling.