Amos Yee to plead guilty to enlistment offences
Former child actor Amos Yee is set to plead guilty to charges related to evading National Service obligations in Singapore. Yee, who was deported from the US following a child pornography conviction, faces potential fines and imprisonment for his failure to report for military screening.
Why it matters
The case highlights the strict enforcement of mandatory military service laws and the legal consequences for citizens who flee to avoid them.
Amos Yee was handed three charges under the Enlistment Act in March.
Listen SINGAPORE - Former child actor Amos Yee is set to plead guilty on Sept 7 to charges that he had avoided National Service obligations.
Yee, 27, was handed three charges under the Enlistment Act in March.
According to court documents, he failed to report for the national service pre-enlistment medical screening and had remained outside the country without a valid exit permit after leaving for the US in December 2016 to seek asylum.
Yee is said to have left Singapore without a valid exit permit from Dec 13, 2015, to April 19, 2016, and from Dec 15, 2016, to March 19, 2026.
During this period, he allegedly failed to report for national service medical screening from April 26, 2016, to March 19, 2026.
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