ISIS supporter, 17, is the youngest person detained under ISA

Beatrice Del Rosario
Wed, 12 Feb 2020 08:20:50 +0000
International, SG Economy, Singapore News, Singapore Politics, Amrin Amin, ISIS, PAP, People's Action Party, Singapore youth, terrorism, youth

Singapore — A 17-year-old ISIS supporter has become the youngest person to be detained under the Internal Security Act (ISA). According to straitstimes.com, the secondary school student was radicalised in 2017 through online propaganda after a “foreign online contact” led him to online pro-ISIS groups. He was only around 15 at the time. On Monday …