COMMENT | No laughing matter - laws not applied equally

COMMENT | I am confused. But not as gravely as certain sections of our community who supposedly get confused seeing anything resembling a cross, and that includes air-wells and lights in buildings.

At the outset, to prevent any confusion among the populace, I have to categorically state that I am not insinuating, let alone accusing, anyone of wrongdoing or favouritism. I also concede the attorney-general (AG) has the absolute discretion to prosecute anyone for any breach of the law.

Why the confusion? On Wednesday, a woman was charged for causing disharmony, disunity, enmity, hatred, and ill-will on the grounds of religion between persons or groups of persons professing the same or different religions.

To put matters in the right perspective, she was charged under Section 298A of the Penal Code, which states...