Man charged for inciting violence was ex employee of weapon maker ST Kinetics

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SINGAPORE: The jobless man accused of posting Facebook entries inciting violence was an assistant principal engineer with weapons maker ST Kinetics.

36-year-old Gary Yue Mun Yew, who faces two charges, was fired from his job last month. His case has been adjourned to September 9.

ST Kinetics is the land systems and speciality vehicles arm of ST Engineering. According to ST Engineering's website, the list of products ST Kinetics makes includes the SAR 21 assault rifle and grenade launchers.

On August 9 last year, Yue allegedly posted a comment on the Temasek Review's Facebook Fan Page, saying a live version of an assassination should be re-enacted on the grandstand during the National Day parade.

Along with the alleged comment, it is believed he also posted a video clip depicting the assassination of former Egyptian president, Muhammad Anwar al-Sadat, who was killed by fundamentalists in Cairo in 1981.

The slim, bespectacled Yue is believed to have committed the offence in a Marine Drive flat.

And sometime in late July or early August 2010, Yue allegedly posted on his own Facebook page a doctored photograph showing former Deputy Prime Minister Wong Kan Seng with a gun to his head.

Yue is represented by lawyer, S. Balamurugan, who told the court on Thursday that he has a psychiatrist's report on his client's condition. The lawyer did not mention what this condition was.

Yue, who was expressionless as he stood in the dock, is out on a S$10,000 bail.

Temasek Review has since asked netizens to post responsibly. It posted a message on its Facebook page saying its moderators have no time to monitor the page 24 hours a day. Its website also said it does not condone nor endorse comments inciting violence against anyone.

If convicted, Yue can be jailed up to five years, fined, or both for each charge.


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