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<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR>BOMB HOAX CASE
</TR><!-- headline one : start --><TR>Threats sent in Al-Qaeda's name
</TR><!-- headline one : end --><TR>Hoax writer claims bad memories of living in the West </TR><!-- Author --><TR><TD class="padlrt8 georgia11 darkgrey bold" colSpan=2>By Elena Chong, Court Correspondent
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<!-- START OF : div id="storytext"--><!-- more than 4 paragraphs -->MASQUERADING as an Al-Qaeda informant, Josemaria Miguel Ye Yong Qiang sent dozens of e-mail messages from Internet cafes here threatening attacks on airlines and the White House.
In most of his messages, the 40-year-old unemployed man would end with 'Long Live Al-Qaeda'.
<TABLE width=200 align=left valign="top"><TBODY><TR><TD class=padr8><!-- Vodcast --><!-- Background Story --><STYLE type=text/css> #related .quote {background-color:#E7F7FF; padding:8px;margin:0px 0px 5px 0px;} #related .quote .headline {font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:10px;font-weight:bold; border-bottom:3px double #007BFF; color:#036; text-transform:uppercase; padding-bottom:5px;} #related .quote .text {font-size:11px;color:#036;padding:5px 0px;} </STYLE>Series of threats
BESIDES the five charges proceeded on, 16 other charges against Josemaria Miguel Ye Yong Qiang will be taken into consideration.
Some of these are:
</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>He even went as far as Batam and Johor Bahru to send the hoax messages.
The business administration graduate did it to inconvenience American and European airlines, out of frustration for having been bullied by some of his white colleagues while working and studying abroad.
He began his masquerade after creating the address [email protected] at an Internet centre in Chinatown last September.
His actions caused planes to be delayed for thorough security checks. The White House and the Pentagon, too, had to beef up their security measures.
Ye appeared in court yesterday for sentencing, which was put off pending a further report on his psychiatric condition.
Five weeks ago, the Joo Chiat resident admitted to five of 21 charges under the United Nations (Anti-Terrorism Measures) Regulation.
Last Sept 3, Ye had gone to an Internet cafe in Far East Shopping Centre and sent a false message to the management of Irish airline Air Arann, saying that a bomb would be planted on its Bristol-Cork flight on Sept 5. He obtained the flight information from the airline's website.
A week later, he made a similar threat to US airline Delta - that a bomb would be planted on a particular flight.
The next day - Sept 11 - he sent an e-mail to the White House, and identified himself as being from Al-Qaeda: 'Today 11 September marks the 7th anniversary of 9/11 incident, which we triumphantly knocked down the twin towers of New York... we will be launching rocket attacks to the White House in the next few days to come, to mark the glorious events of 11th September. Death of all Americans!'
Two days later, Ye went across the Causeway to send an e-mail to the US authorities, stating that Al-Qaeda would be launching a plane attack on the Pentagon.
He ended his false threat with: 'Death to all Americans & Jews!!! Long Live Al-Qaeda!!!!!'.
Nearly two weeks later, Ye travelled to Batam and sent an e-mail threat to the US Embassy in Canberra, Australia, stating that Al-Qaeda would attack with rocket launchers.
After the Singapore Police were alerted, they carried out extensive inquiries which eventually led to Ye's arrest.
Lawyer Peter Fernando asked for leniency for his client, who has been found to have been suffering from a major psychiatric illness at the time.
Ye had told the psychiatrist he intentionally set up e-mail accounts to send the hoaxes. He carried out these acts after seeing a British Airways advertisement on the Internet which triggered memories of bad treatment he had received from various bosses in Britain.
The prosecution highlighted aggravating factors in the case, including the fact that substantial resources were expended in investigating the false threats.
Counsel said Ye was determined to have himself cured of the serious psychiatric disorder and was undergoing treatment at Woodbridge Hospital.
He faces a fine of up to $100,000 and/or a jail term of up to five years on each charge. [email protected]
</TR><!-- headline one : start --><TR>Threats sent in Al-Qaeda's name
</TR><!-- headline one : end --><TR>Hoax writer claims bad memories of living in the West </TR><!-- Author --><TR><TD class="padlrt8 georgia11 darkgrey bold" colSpan=2>By Elena Chong, Court Correspondent
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</TD><TD width=10>
ST PHOTO: WONG KWAI CHOW
</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
<!-- START OF : div id="storytext"--><!-- more than 4 paragraphs -->MASQUERADING as an Al-Qaeda informant, Josemaria Miguel Ye Yong Qiang sent dozens of e-mail messages from Internet cafes here threatening attacks on airlines and the White House.
In most of his messages, the 40-year-old unemployed man would end with 'Long Live Al-Qaeda'.
<TABLE width=200 align=left valign="top"><TBODY><TR><TD class=padr8><!-- Vodcast --><!-- Background Story --><STYLE type=text/css> #related .quote {background-color:#E7F7FF; padding:8px;margin:0px 0px 5px 0px;} #related .quote .headline {font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:10px;font-weight:bold; border-bottom:3px double #007BFF; color:#036; text-transform:uppercase; padding-bottom:5px;} #related .quote .text {font-size:11px;color:#036;padding:5px 0px;} </STYLE>Series of threats
BESIDES the five charges proceeded on, 16 other charges against Josemaria Miguel Ye Yong Qiang will be taken into consideration.
Some of these are:
</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>He even went as far as Batam and Johor Bahru to send the hoax messages.
The business administration graduate did it to inconvenience American and European airlines, out of frustration for having been bullied by some of his white colleagues while working and studying abroad.
He began his masquerade after creating the address [email protected] at an Internet centre in Chinatown last September.
His actions caused planes to be delayed for thorough security checks. The White House and the Pentagon, too, had to beef up their security measures.
Ye appeared in court yesterday for sentencing, which was put off pending a further report on his psychiatric condition.
Five weeks ago, the Joo Chiat resident admitted to five of 21 charges under the United Nations (Anti-Terrorism Measures) Regulation.
Last Sept 3, Ye had gone to an Internet cafe in Far East Shopping Centre and sent a false message to the management of Irish airline Air Arann, saying that a bomb would be planted on its Bristol-Cork flight on Sept 5. He obtained the flight information from the airline's website.
A week later, he made a similar threat to US airline Delta - that a bomb would be planted on a particular flight.
The next day - Sept 11 - he sent an e-mail to the White House, and identified himself as being from Al-Qaeda: 'Today 11 September marks the 7th anniversary of 9/11 incident, which we triumphantly knocked down the twin towers of New York... we will be launching rocket attacks to the White House in the next few days to come, to mark the glorious events of 11th September. Death of all Americans!'
Two days later, Ye went across the Causeway to send an e-mail to the US authorities, stating that Al-Qaeda would be launching a plane attack on the Pentagon.
He ended his false threat with: 'Death to all Americans & Jews!!! Long Live Al-Qaeda!!!!!'.
Nearly two weeks later, Ye travelled to Batam and sent an e-mail threat to the US Embassy in Canberra, Australia, stating that Al-Qaeda would attack with rocket launchers.
After the Singapore Police were alerted, they carried out extensive inquiries which eventually led to Ye's arrest.
Lawyer Peter Fernando asked for leniency for his client, who has been found to have been suffering from a major psychiatric illness at the time.
Ye had told the psychiatrist he intentionally set up e-mail accounts to send the hoaxes. He carried out these acts after seeing a British Airways advertisement on the Internet which triggered memories of bad treatment he had received from various bosses in Britain.
The prosecution highlighted aggravating factors in the case, including the fact that substantial resources were expended in investigating the false threats.
Counsel said Ye was determined to have himself cured of the serious psychiatric disorder and was undergoing treatment at Woodbridge Hospital.
He faces a fine of up to $100,000 and/or a jail term of up to five years on each charge. [email protected]
