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AGC TO "STAND DOWN" AMOS YEE'S CHARGE RELATED TO LEE KUAN YEW[/h]
Post date:
1 May 2015 - 12:24am
The AGC has expressed that they will not be proceeding with the charges against Amos Yee in relation to Lee Kuan Yew and will, for the moment, only be proceeding with the charges related to his attack on Christians and Christianity and distributing obscene material for his cartoon of Lee Kuan Yew butt-f***ing Margaret Thatcher.
There was drama at the courthouse today as Amos Yee was assaulted by an unidentified man while he was walking into the courts. (Amos Yee Slapped in the Face Outside the Courthouse)
He had earlier breached his bail conditions by posting numerous updates on his facebook and blog this morning as well as unprivatizing his original posts. His bailor, Mr Vincent Law, a youth counsellor has discharged himself as bailor and Amos is back in remand.
A new bail amount of $30,000 was set and a hearing will be held shortly to see if his previous bailor, Mr Law, will get his $20,000 back.
Now that Amos is in remand, the court has also agreed to bring forward his next pre-trial conference and set a trial date in the near future.
His lawyer, Mr Dodwell, explained to the media that Amos felt strongly about his right to post online and he acknowledged that Singapore's constitution grants that right to free speech and expression.
"We always advise our clients to comply with all conditions, until otherwise revoked," he said. "But if a client chooses not to comply, we don't father the client, we just tell the client what to do, and if the client refuses to do so, we do ask why but we don't probe further than that. They face the consequences of that action."
The next pre-trial conference is set for May 4 and it is believed that a trial date will be set soon after that.
In the meantime, the AGC has said that it will be "standing down" the charges related to Mr Lee Kuan Yew and will only be proceeding with the other 2 for now. The charge relating to Mr Lee Kuan Yew is not dropped so they can still decide later to proceed with it if they wish. For the upcoming trial, they will proceed with the other 2 charges.
AGC TO "STAND DOWN" AMOS YEE'S CHARGE RELATED TO LEE KUAN YEW[/h]
Post date:
1 May 2015 - 12:24am
The AGC has expressed that they will not be proceeding with the charges against Amos Yee in relation to Lee Kuan Yew and will, for the moment, only be proceeding with the charges related to his attack on Christians and Christianity and distributing obscene material for his cartoon of Lee Kuan Yew butt-f***ing Margaret Thatcher.
There was drama at the courthouse today as Amos Yee was assaulted by an unidentified man while he was walking into the courts. (Amos Yee Slapped in the Face Outside the Courthouse)
He had earlier breached his bail conditions by posting numerous updates on his facebook and blog this morning as well as unprivatizing his original posts. His bailor, Mr Vincent Law, a youth counsellor has discharged himself as bailor and Amos is back in remand.
A new bail amount of $30,000 was set and a hearing will be held shortly to see if his previous bailor, Mr Law, will get his $20,000 back.
Now that Amos is in remand, the court has also agreed to bring forward his next pre-trial conference and set a trial date in the near future.
His lawyer, Mr Dodwell, explained to the media that Amos felt strongly about his right to post online and he acknowledged that Singapore's constitution grants that right to free speech and expression.
"We always advise our clients to comply with all conditions, until otherwise revoked," he said. "But if a client chooses not to comply, we don't father the client, we just tell the client what to do, and if the client refuses to do so, we do ask why but we don't probe further than that. They face the consequences of that action."
The next pre-trial conference is set for May 4 and it is believed that a trial date will be set soon after that.
In the meantime, the AGC has said that it will be "standing down" the charges related to Mr Lee Kuan Yew and will only be proceeding with the other 2 for now. The charge relating to Mr Lee Kuan Yew is not dropped so they can still decide later to proceed with it if they wish. For the upcoming trial, they will proceed with the other 2 charges.
