![]() He had considered travelling to Afghanistan for this purpose but had yet to undertake any preparations at the point of arrest. The youth harboured a strong desire to live in an Islamic caliphate governed by sharia (Islamic law). He also perceived those who “oppressed” Muslims, enforced secular laws or obstructed the establishment of an Islamic caliphate, as “disbelievers” who should be killed. In his view, “disbelievers” included Shia and Sufi Muslims, and non-Muslims. By mid-2022, he was deeply radicalised, having become convinced that armed violence was permissible against “disbelievers”. ![]() He was exposed to violent militant content including ISIS propaganda, and engaged in discussions with foreign personas who influenced him with their extremist beliefs.Ĥ. He avidly consumed these materials, and subsequently went onto other social media platforms in search of more religious knowledge. In early 2022, the youth came across podcasts by foreign segregationist preacher, Ismail Menk, 2 while searching for religious content online. He is the youngest individual to-date dealt with under the ISA for terrorism-related activities. ![]() He had considered conducting attacks in Singapore, and harboured the desire to establish an Islamic caliphate through violent means. Investigations found that he was self-radicalised by online terrorist propaganda, and supportive of Al Qaeda (AQ) and ISIS. The 15-year-old male Singaporean was a Secondary Three student at the time of his arrest under the ISA in November 2022. In December 2022 and January 2023, two self-radicalised Singaporean youths, aged 15 and 16, were issued with an Order of Detention (OD) and Restriction Order (RO) under the Internal Security Act (ISA) respectively.ĭetention of Self-Radicalised Singaporean YouthĢ. ![]()
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