SINGAPORE — A self-radicalised Singaporean youth detained in 2021 for planning to stab Jews has been released on a restriction order, the Internal Security Department (ISD) said on Wednesday (May 3).
has been released on a restriction order, the Internal Security Department said on Wednesday .
Amirull had been influenced by the Israel-Palestine conflict when he made preparations to carry out a knife attack against Jews at the Maghain Aboth Synagogue at Waterloo Street, late in 2020. "As a result, Amirull has renounced his radical beliefs in armed jihad and the use of violence. He now sees jihad as caring for his parents, improving himself and contributing to society.
Amirull's aspiration is to become a chef, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in a separate speech on Wednesday. Of the 49 men and women, 37 are Singaporeans, 11 are aged 20 or younger, and five of the youths wanted to mount attacks in Singapore, said the prime minister.Apart from religious counselling, Amirull worked with ISD case officers and a psychologist, the department said on Wednesday.
It was his inability to critically evaluate information which he came across on the Israel-Palestine conflict, plus a tendency to overreact emotionally to the plight of oppressed Muslims, that contributed to his radicalisation in the first place, the agency said.
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