SINGAPORE: A 17-year-old secondary school boy, who is a staunch supporter of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terror group, was detained last month under the Internal Security Act. In a statement on Monday (Feb 10), the Home Affairs Ministry (MHA) said the student was first investigated in September 2017 when he was 15 years old.
SINGAPORE: A 17-year-old secondary school boy, who is a staunch supporter of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria terror group, was detained last month under the Internal Security Act.
The ministry said he had been radicalised by a foreign online contact, who introduced him to pro-ISIS social media groups in 2017. "In his eyes, ISIS was a powerful group that was fighting for Islam and its use of violence against its opponents was therefore justified." He continued to believe in ISIS, even with the demise of the terrorist group's so-called caliphate in Syria and Iraq, and was willing to assist ISIS in its online propaganda efforts, said MHA.
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