The death of Singapore’s first President Lee Kuan Yew last week grabbed global attention, with the man acknowledged for driving Singapore’s rise as a nation earning glowing tributes.
Back in Singapore though, 16 year old Amos Yee was celebrating, posting a video on YouTube denigrating the former leader. He made some very unfavourable comparisons between Lee and Jesus Christ, which also earned him some unpalatable charges.
Yee was charged with obscenity and hurting religious feelings, offences that could fetch a 3 year sentence if he’s convicted- but was released on a $14,500 bail.