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Singapore Minister Slams US for Deporting Controversial Blogger Yee

4/6/2026

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Singapore's Home Affairs Minister K. Shanmugam criticized the United States for deporting Amos Yee, a controversial blogger and convicted sex offender.
Shanmugam said foreign media and rights advocates wrongly view Yee as a free-speech icon.
Yee was deported on March 19 and arrested for violating military service rules.
Shanmugam said this shows hypocrisy in Western media portraying Yee as a victim of political repression due to his anti-government stance.

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Singapore's Home Affairs Minister K. Shanmugam criticized the United States for deporting Amos Yee, a controversial blogger and convicted sex offender.
Shanmugam said foreign media and rights advocates wrongly view Yee as a free-speech icon.
Yee was deported on March 19 and arrested for violating military service rules.
Shanmugam said this shows hypocrisy in Western media portraying Yee as a victim of political repression due to his anti-government stance.