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Tue, 06/30/2015 - 05:40
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Self-Radicalised Singaporean Teenage ISA Detainee Released Under Restriction Order

SINGAPORE, June 30 (Bernama) -- A 17-year-old self-radicalised Singaporean arrested under the Internal Security Act (ISA) has been released from custody after investigations and placed on a Restriction Order (RO) for two years from June 2015. In a statement, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said, the youth was arrested in May 2015 under the ISA to facilitate investigations into the extent of his radicalisation. Investigations have shown that the youth had become radicalised after viewing videos, websites and social media materials propagated by radical ideologues and terrorist elements. He had wanted to engage in armed violence alongside the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and had started making preparations to carry out his plans. The ministry said he was required to abide by conditions specified in the RO upon his release from custody. He will have to attend religious counselling and has to stop accessing violent or extremist online material. He will not be allowed to leave Singapore without permission or to issue public statements. His release on an RO, with conditions attached, provides a balance between rehabilitation and preserving public security. Further measures will be taken against him if he breaches the conditions of the RO, or if it is assessed that further measures are needed to protect public security. The MHA said family members, friends, colleagues and members of the public had an important role to play in protecting fellow Singaporeans from radicalisation and terrorism. Anyone who knows or suspects that someone they know is radicalised should promptly call the ISD Counter-Terrorism Centre hotline 1800-2626-473 (1800-2626-ISD). --BERNAMA

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