Last check, Amos's mother Mary has removed her Facebook account.
Source: All Singapore Stuff (ASS)
AMOS YEE'S MOTHER: AMOS IS TALKING TO HIMSELF & HALLUCINATING IN PRISON
Submitted by farhan on Thu, 18/06/2015 - 6:13pm
Ever since Amos Yee was forced into 3 weeks remand, there has been little news about his condition apart from the revelations by his lawyer Alfred Dodwell who has since been censored for publishing court documents.
A reader alerted us to
Amos's mothers Facebook which clearly shows the ill-effects of prison life taking its toll on Amos's mental health.
Amos's mother
Mary said:
"
Amos' cellmates told him that he could be suffering from hallucinations. He was seen talking to himself and hitting the walls repeatedly. He became worried as he could not remember any such things done. He also has difficulty falling asleep, having only about 2 to 3 hrs of sleep everyday.
Amos looks even skinnier today. He said pimples have grown on his body and made him feel itchy. When I told him that Dodwell & TOC were told to remove the 'Firm Letter to Court', he kept asking, "Why? Why remove?" At one point, he hit repeatedly on the glass piece separating us apart so hard that it invited 3 police officers over."
It appears that Amos is not coping well with prison and may be suffering from a mental breakdown. Is this how Singapore treats our 16 year olds? What do you think? Does Amos deserve such harsh and draconian treatment?
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Excerpt from an archived copy of The Online Citizen's article, "
Inappropriate to even consider RTC for Amos Yee: Teen’s lawyer"
Mr Dodwell also criticised the suitability of evidence brought before the court for the consideration of Yee’s RTC sentencing.
“We would state that any events post-12 May 2015 should not be brought to the attention of the Judge if it has nothing to do with the offence in question,” wrote Mr Dodwell.
“To allow for the continuous receipt of evidence and Affidavits would mean there is no end to the amount of damage that is sought to be piled on Amos. With respect, Amos cannot be tried and re-tried on the pretext of his offending postings with unrelated postings, his views on the charge, and his views on the case.”
Mr Dodwell charged that “all of this highly prejudicial material has been placed before the Judge to seek to color her mind, influencing the court against taking a decision to give Amos the lightest possible sentence and now even ordering that Amos be placed on remand for RTC consideration.”
To put Yee’s behaviour since 12 May to 2 June would hence be “wholly unfair and unjust on Amos to be under scrutiny merely because he has chosen, unlike others, to put his views and thoughts in his personal blog.”
Mr Dodwell said that “it is our contention that the whole trial-sentencing process has been tainted” as a result of the “irrelevant and highly prejudicial material placed before the Judge”.
He also noted that the prosecution had stated at the hearing on 2 June 2015 that fresh charges might be levied against Amos for his refusal to take down the offending postings.
“If that is so, why is it now placed before the Judge?” he wrote. “So, is Amos to be punished twice for this same matter of his refusal to take down his postings? The muddling of matters is extremely prejudicial to Amos.”
Mr Dodwell also called into question the effectiveness of an RTC sentence should it comes to pass, and indicated that doing so might impinge on his rights to free speech under Article 14 of the Singapore Constitution, as he has not been found guilty for all the posts that are now under consideration for his sentencing.
Mr Dodwell also highlighted the poor treatment that Yee has been subject to while in remand at Changi Prison.
Yee was apparently not given access to the legal documents that Mr Dodwell had prepared for him and put in the care of the prison officers with strict instructions for them to be given to Yee.
He also noted the treatment that Yee was subject to that left him in “a state of depression and having severe suicidal thoughts” which was aggravated by his time spent in remand. He then told the prison officer that he was feeling suicidal.
“Regrettably, as a result of what Amos shared, Amos was taken to the prison medical facility and strapped to a bed in a medical facility for approximately one and a half days. This episode aggravated Amos’s suicidal thoughts. He was restrained with one of his hands and one of his legs strapped to the bed. Amos informed us that he could only sit up or lie down. He found it extremely difficult to urinate and defecate. He was expected to urinate into a jar at the side of the bed, which would be left there after he does so notwithstanding the pungent odors which would emanate. He had to bend down painfully against his straps in order to do so. In the said medical ward, Amos was surrounded by patients who were mentally unsound. One patient was constantly jerking against his chains and another one would talk to himself and be unresponsive to other people. Furthermore, the lights were never switched off throughout the day and was glaring into our client’s eyes such that he could hardly have any restful sleep.”
In view of this, and considering Yee’s age and time already spent in remand, Mr Dodwell proposed that an RTC sentence would be inappropriate, and for the hearing date to be brought forward.
Click
here to view Dodwell's letter.
