Amos Yee gets fresh charges for indecent comments, promoting racial disharmony

Amos Yee, a 27-year-old Singaporean online commentator, was charged with four additional offenses on August 26, 2023. This brings his total number of charges to seven, including three for allegedly evading National Service (NS). The charges stem from his online posts discussing race relations, pedophilia, and other controversial topics.

Two blog posts in April allegedly promoted disharmony between racial and religious groups, while a video from May suggested that members of a certain race should protest. Yee is also accused of promoting paedophilia and child pornography in several videos uploaded in 2021. If convicted, he could face up to three years in jail, a fine, or both for promoting racial disharmony and up to three years, a fine, or both for indecent communication.