Mar 29, 2015 in the eightminute long video titled lee kuan yew is finally dead. The singaporean, amos yee, 18, is a former child actor turned prominent. Thenprime minister goh and lee kuan yew sued chee for defamation in. In his statement, he stated that amos video made insensitive comments against the late mr lee kuan yew as well as against the christian faith. Amos yee arrested over antilee kuan yew video watch what. Singapore teen behind antilee video found guilty bbc. The teenager was imprisoned for four weeks, and released after the trial. Singaporean teenager amos yee faces court, charged over antilee kuan yew youtube video.
A singapore court finds 16yearold amos yee guilty of wounding religious feelings in a video critical of late pm lee kuan yew. One speech more than any other was crucial in bringing umno leaders round to the idea that malaysia should get rid of singapore and mr lee kuan yew with it. Lees political decisions and blatantly declared that he was happy to hear of the founding fathers demise. Is anyone able to photoshop a picture of margaret thatcher making out with lee kuan yew. Mar 29, 2015 a police report has been filed against a video that a 17yearold amos yee has put up on youtube, yahoo singapore has learned. On a video he posted to youtube last week, the former child actor jack neos we not naughty amos yee went on a tirade against the late lee kuan yew and challenged his son, prime minister lee hsien loong, to sue him. The lewd antilee kuan yew video that got a singaporean. Singapore the 17yearold teenager who made insensitive remarks about christianity in a youtube video against mr lee kuan yew was arrested on sunday read more at. Police arrest amos yee over antilee kuan yew video. Singapore news teenage blogger amos yee pang sang was given new bail conditions during his pretrial conference on friday april 17.
Amos yee arrested over antilee kuan yew video watch. Teen youtube rant tests singapores censorship limits wsj. Suppression of free expression and assembly in singapore hrw. Singaporean teen amos yee remanded in custody again in antilee kuan yew youtube video case. In an eightminute video titled lee kuan yew is finally dead. Singapore teen in court over antilee kuan yew video.
Amos yee, 16, smiled and fidgeted as his charges were read to him in a district court. This was the speech that changed history, former cabinet minister lim kim san said in his tribute to mr lee at his 75th birthday dinner celebrations on wednesday. Singaporean teenager amos yee faces court, charged over anti lee kuan yew youtube video. The late lee kuan yew passed away on monday 23rd march at 91 years old. Amos yee pang sang is a singaporean blogger, former youtube personality and former child actor. Lee kuan yew on an eightminute youtube video that went viral last week.
Amos yee has been arrested by singaporean police after the 16yearold posted a youtube video criticising the dead dictator lee kuan yew. Teenage blogger sentenced to jail time global legal. Singapore state funeral for former leader lee kuan yew. Yee absorbed the news differently, posting a video on youtube titled lee kuan yew is finally dead. A third charge of harassment over his antilee comments made in a youtube video titled lee kuan yew is finally dead was dropped. This is a reloaded amos yee rant of his dislike for the late singapore minister lee kuan yew. Amos yee, who made insensitive remarks on christianity in. Singapore jails teenager youtube blogger for insulting christians. When teenager amos yee posted a video online criticizing the late prime. Singaporean teenager faces court over antilee kuan yew video. Amos yee is evidence authoritarianism is alive and well.
This is amos yees full video on mr lee kuan yews death watch the reuploaded version. To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize. In the video, yee compared lee to jesus, and cast both in what was considered an obscene and disrespectful light. Singapore police arrest teenager behind antilee kuan yew video. Amos yee, 17, appearing in a video on christianity cited by prosecutors in. Youtube screengrab as reported by the straits times, 17yearold singaporean, amos yee, made insensitive remarks about christianity and about mr. Mr lee kuan yew, the former prime minister who had served from 1959. Mar 31, 2015 singaporean teenager amos yee faces court, charged over antilee kuan yew youtube video.
The lewd antilee kuan yew video that got a singaporean teenage blogger jailed. In an eightminute video titled lee kuan yew is finally dead, amos yee launched a scathing attack on the 91yearold political patriarch who was cremated after a state funeral sunday. A now 17yearold amos yee made insensitive remarks about christianity in a youtube video against mr lee kuan yew. Free software sentry watching and reporting maneuvers of those threatened by software freedom. Mar 29, 2015 to learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize. Amos yee agrees to make his video on lee kuan yew private the. May 12, 2015 a singapore court finds 16yearold amos yee guilty of wounding religious feelings in a video critical of late pm lee kuan yew. Amos yee was held by police on sunday after at least 20 police reports were lodged against him, according to the straits times. Besides using a string of profanities, amos made slanderous remarks about the late mr. As reported by the straits times, 17yearold singaporean, amos yee, made insensitive remarks about christianity and about mr. The teenage defendant, amos yee, pleaded guilty to six charges of deliberately posting. This was the speech that changed history, former cabinet minister lim kim san said in his tribute to.
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