英国电子音乐乐队Massive Attack在7月29日于新加坡的演唱会上展示巴勒斯坦旗帜并喊出"释放巴勒斯坦"口号后，遭到当地当局的严厉处置。[1]乐队两名成员Robert Del Naja和Grant Marshall随即被警方拘留、隔离盘问、搜查酒店房间，并被临时没收护照。[1]
新加坡警方随后宣布对该乐队实施无限期禁演令，并禁止这两名成员返回该国。[1]警方表示，乐队的行为违反了限制外国旗帜公开展示以及规范公共活动政治表达的两项法律。[1]乐队在Instagram上对此表示"惊讶和失望"，并指出巴勒斯坦国旗已被157个国家承认。[1]
British electronic music band Massive Attack has expressed surprise and disappointment following their detention and a subsequent performance ban in Singapore [1]. The controversy erupted after two band members displayed a Palestinian flag and chanted "Free Palestine" during a concert on July 29 [1]. The band members were detained by police, interrogated in isolation, had their hotel rooms searched, and their passports temporarily confiscated [1].
Singapore authorities subsequently issued an indefinite performance ban against the band and prohibited members Robert Del Naja and Grant Marshall from returning to the country [1]. Police stated that the action violated two laws restricting the public display of foreign flags and regulating political expression at public events [1]. In response, Massive Attack posted on Instagram that the Palestinian flag has been recognized by 157 nations [1]. The band's statement garnered 146,000 likes on the platform [1].