Amos Yee
| Amos Yee | |
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| Native name | 余澎杉 |
| Born |
Amos Pang Sang Yee 31 October 1998  Singapore
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| Residence | Singapore |
| Nationality | Singaporean |
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| Website | Wordpress site |
Amos Pang Sang Yee (Chinese: 余澎杉; pinyin: Yú Péngshān; Wade–Giles: Yü2 P'eng2 Shan1; Jyutping: jyu4 paang1 saam1, born 31 October 1998) is a SingaporeanYouTube personality,blogger,activist, and former child actor.
In late March 2015, shortly after the death of former Prime Minister of Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew, Yee uploaded a video on YouTube criticising Lee. In the video Yee compared Lee to Jesus, and cast both in an unfavorable light. Yee also uploaded to his blog an image depicting Lee and Margaret Thatcher engaged in anal sex. Yee was arrested and charged with "intention of wounding the religious feelings of Christians", obscenity, and "threatening, abusive or insulting communication." The first two charges fall under the Singapore Penal Code. The third charge, later stood down, was a response to the video's criticism of Lee and falls under the Protection from Harassment Act.
Yee's trial, which took place on 7 to 8 May 2015, attracted much public interest. The court found Yee guilty on 12 May 2015, and sentenced him to four weeks in jail. Sentencing was backdated to include 53 days served in remand, and so Yee was freed immediately following the trial. Yee filed an appeal against both the court conviction and sentence on 9 July 2015.
Yee's imprisonment drew criticism from human rights organizations, including Amnesty International, which considered Yee to be a prisoner of conscience.
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