A 26-year-old man is expected to be charged in court on April 24 for his role in defaming KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital (KKH) over miscarriage allegations, police said in a statement to the media on Tuesday (April 23).
The article titled “The Baby Is Probably Dead: A Woman Shares the Heartwarming Story of Her Miscarriage on KKH A
The article alleged that a pregnant patient had suffered a miscarriage after waiting 4 hours to see a KKH doctor for treatment for Covid-19 and abdominal pain.
The hospital reported the police for the lies in the article two days later.
In the press release, the police said they consulted with the Attorney General’s Office after receiving the KKH police and were allowed to investigate the case.
The investigation showed that the man was believed to be the administrator of WUSG’s website, Facebook and Instagram, police added. Further investigations also revealed that the allegations in the article were false.
The Ministry of Health (MS), in a March 27, 2022, press release, said that subsequent investigations conducted through KKH showed that the patient became aware through a doctor less than an hour after arriving at the hospital in February, and that she did so. . Do not suffer any miscarriages.
Following the police report, the WUSG apologized and said the patient had lied to it and that her recollection was “incorrect. “
The Ministry of Health also said that despite the WUSG’s apology, “the allegations are serious and have been disseminated on other platforms. “
The data platform then obtained a correction instruction from the Online Lies and Manipulation Protection Act Office (Pofma), following approval from the Ministry of Health.
If convicted of defamation, he can be punished by imprisonment for up to two years, a fine, or both.
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