Singapore court hands Amos Yee 4 new charges for posts on race, child porn

Singaporean online commentator Amos Yee Pang Sang on Wednesday received four fresh charges linked to posts he made about race and children.This brings his total number of charges to seven, including three for allegedly dodging national service.According to charge sheets, the 27-year-old allegedly promoted feelings of disharmony between racial and religious groups in Singapore in two blog posts in April.In the posts, he allegedly discussed racial discrimination, commented on crimes and sentencing, and suggested that members of certain races should protest to hold another race accountable.On May 27, he uploaded a video in which he allegedly commented on racial discrimination and the reasons for the number of inmates from a certain race. He also suggested that members of that race protest.Amos Yee speaks to reporters outside the Singapore State Courts after he is jailed for six weeks for insulting Muslims and Christians on September 29, 2016. Photo: AFPYee is accused of making an indecent communication by publishing an article titled “Why Sex with Babies is Bad” on June 30.