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On Sunday (29 Mar), 17-year-old Amos Yee was arrested for a video he posted that allegedly celebrated the death of Singapore’s founding Prime Minister. The eight-minute-long video also included remarks about Christianity that some people found insensitive.
More than 20 police reports have reportedly been filed against him over the video as well as obscene material posted on his blog. Both the video and the blog post have since been removed.
In a statement yesterday (30 Mar), police said Amos will face charges in court today under Section 298 of the Penal Code for utterances against Christians with a “deliberate intent to wound religious feelings”. Other charges include circulating an obscene object and making threatening, abusive or insulting communication which is likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress.
The video, called Lee Kuan Yew Is Finally Dead!, had been viewed more than 600,000 times.
Meanwhile, news of the arrest has made headlines over the world:
http://www.tremeritus.com/2015/03/31/arrest-of-amos-yee-made-world-news/
More than 20 police reports have reportedly been filed against him over the video as well as obscene material posted on his blog. Both the video and the blog post have since been removed.
In a statement yesterday (30 Mar), police said Amos will face charges in court today under Section 298 of the Penal Code for utterances against Christians with a “deliberate intent to wound religious feelings”. Other charges include circulating an obscene object and making threatening, abusive or insulting communication which is likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress.
The video, called Lee Kuan Yew Is Finally Dead!, had been viewed more than 600,000 times.
Meanwhile, news of the arrest has made headlines over the world:
http://www.tremeritus.com/2015/03/31/arrest-of-amos-yee-made-world-news/