Discover the reasons why and find out the details surrounding his case and the legal implications of his actions
The blogger who criticised Lee Kuan Yew, found asylum in US and got into more trouble
He first gained notoriety as a 16-year-old when he posted a YouTube video criticising Singapore’s founding father Lee Kuan Yew, shortly after Lee’s death on 23 March 2015. His case drew international attention, with some seeing him as a free speech advocate and others as a provocateur.Despite opposition from the Department of Homeland Security, Amos Yee was granted asylum in the United States by a US immigration court in 2017.
Yee initially befriended the girl when he was 20 years old. Their relationship ended when the girl reported it to a group of individuals interested in exposing paedophiles.
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