Amos Yee, the 17-year-old teen with too much free time, has confirmed via his Facebook page that he was picked up by the police for investigation.
The Straits Times reported on Saturday, Dec. 12, 2015:
A 17-year-old Singaporean is being investigated by the police for allegedly making religiously offensive remarks online.
In a statement on Saturday (Dec 12), the Singapore Police Force said that reports had been lodged against the youth, in connection with certain religiously offensive remarks posted online.
The Straits Times understands that the person in question is teen blogger Amos Yee.
Initially, Yee posted a teaser of a status when sharing a Channel News Asia piece regarding the news:
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Posted by Amos Yee on Saturday, December 12, 2015
He followed it up with a confirmation that it was him with the ST article about an hour later:
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Posted by Amos Yee on Saturday, December 12, 2015