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A teenager has been charged over a video he posted online that was critical of the nation’s late founder as well as Christianity.A teenager has been charged over a video he posted online that was critical of the nation’s late founder as well as Christianity.
In the eight-minute clip posted on YouTube, 16-year-old Amos Yee Pang Sang said that Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore’s first prime minister, and Jesus Christ were both “malicious”, among other disparaging comments. In the eight-minute clip posted on YouTube, 16-year-old Amos Yee Pang Sang said Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore’s first prime minister, and Jesus Christ were both “malicious”, among other disparaging comments.
Related: Singapore police arrest 17-year-old over critical Lee Kuan Yew videoRelated: Singapore police arrest 17-year-old over critical Lee Kuan Yew video
The video has been taken off Yee’s YouTube channel, but copies continue to circulate on social media.The video has been taken off Yee’s YouTube channel, but copies continue to circulate on social media.
Yee was arrested on Sunday, the same day the country held an elaborate state funeral for Lee, who died on 23 March aged 91.Yee was arrested on Sunday, the same day the country held an elaborate state funeral for Lee, who died on 23 March aged 91.
Yee was charged with three offences at a Singapore court on Tuesday – two for insulting Christianity and the late statesman and another for allegedly transmitting online an “obscene representation”, according to court documents. At a Singapore court on Tuesday Yee was charged with three offences – two for insulting Christianity and the late statesman and another for allegedly transmitting online an “obscene representation”, according to court documents.
Yee, who had previously made local headlines with his controversial and opinionated videos, could face up to three years in jail if found guilty. He was bailed0 but has been ordered to stop posting any content online pending the outcome of his case. Yee, who had previously made local headlines with his controversial and opinionated videos, could face up to three years in jail if found guilty. He was bailed but has been ordered to stop posting any content online pending the outcome of his case.