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Amos Yee has been found guilty and will be put under probation and counselling
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The prosecutors asked for a probation as the focus should be on Yee's "reintegration into society for his good and benefit"
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18 APRIL: Amos Yee's parents have refused to pay for their son's court bail
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The judge has also set several conditions as part of the bail, including ordering Yee to take down his blog post asking the public for help in raising $30,000 for Yee's legal fees. He was also told to make his posts on the late Lee Kuan Yew and Margaret Thatcher as well as hit YouTube video on Mr. Lee private.
31 MARCH: Father of Amos Yee apologises to Lee Hsien Loong over his son's actions while his son smiles on
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30 MARCH: While the nation of Singapore griefs and gives their founding father a hero's farewell, one 17 year old by the name of Amos Yee posted a YouTube video celebrating the fact that Lee Kuan Yew has passed away. The video that criticised Lee's policies garnered over 400,000 views before it was taken down.
Amos added fire to the flame when he published an obscene blogpost about Lee Kuan Yew in a compromising sex position with the late Margaret Tatcher, and encouraged others to send him submissions. This post has also been removed.
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What are people saying about the video?
Generally, most Singaporeans have criticised and disliked the video. A number of police reports has also been lodged against the video.
However, there have been a small number who supports Amos' views, calling him 'brave' and 'gifted'
Who is Amos Yee?
Amos Yee was once a child actor in 'We Not Naughty' a film made by popular Singaporean director Jack Neo
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In the law abiding country of Singapore, Amos is not a stranger to publishing controversial content challenging the nation's mindset. When he was 14 years old, he was widely criticised when he claimed that Chinese New Year was a holiday copied from America.
Why does he have an American accent? Is he educated in an international school?
No, Amos comes from a traditional Chinese family and was brought up in Singapore. He proudly declares that he's has a "modern English" accent, rather than an Americanised one.
What has happened since he said Lee Kuan Yew is the biggest liar?
3 days after publishing the video, Amos was arrested by the Singaporean police on Sunday to assist in investigations
While some Singaporeans laud the swift action taken by the police, there are others who view the arrest as authoritative and a suppression of freedom of speech
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