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17-03-2016, 01:50 PM
An honorable member of the Coffee Shop Has Just Posted the Following:
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/...d/2607486.html (http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/4-radicalised/2607486.html)
The fourth man, Wang Yuandongyi, intended to travel to Syria to join a Kurdish militia group that is fighting against the Islamic State. The 23-year-old left Singapore in January this year for a third country, from where he intended to travel to Turkey and on to Syria, the MHA said.
However, someone who became aware of his plans reported him and, on the request of Singapore, Wang was located and turned back to the country, according to the MHA.
"He was arrested under the ISA and placed on an RO with effect from March 2016," the ministry said.
Investigations showed that Wang first learnt about the Kurds through the news in November 2015 and subsequently looked up information online about ISIS' attacks against the Kurds in Syria.
"He began to empathise with the plight of the Kurds and to detest ISIS. At the same time, he was looking to escape from personal setbacks, like his financial liabilities arising from a failed business venture," MHA said.
When he left Singapore with the intention to fight in Syria, he brought with him some Singapore Armed Forces-issued gear such as his uniform and boots, it added.
In response to media queries, MHA said Wang is a naturalised Singapore citizen of PRC origin and had obtained citizenship in 2014. "Wang is not a Muslim. He had arrived in Singapore as a child and was educated here. Wang has completed his National Service. He is the first ethnic Chinese placed under a Restriction Order for intending to undertake violence in overseas armed conflicts," a spokesperson said.
As part of the rehabilitation programme, Wang will be given psychological counselling and he will be closely monitored by the authorities.
Dr Kumar Ramakrishna, Associate Professor and Head of Policy Studies at S Rajaratnam School of International Studies, said Wang is likely the first known Singaporean, who intended to fight not for, but against IS.
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What is wrong with fighting against IS and helping the Kurds?
PAP the worst!
PS: Raider, you will be sorry for your comments.
Click here to view the whole thread at www.sammyboy.com (http://www.singsupplies.com/showthread.php?226761-PAP-doesn-t-support-the-Kurds!-Arrest-PRC-FT-for-doing-so!&goto=newpost).
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/...d/2607486.html (http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/4-radicalised/2607486.html)
The fourth man, Wang Yuandongyi, intended to travel to Syria to join a Kurdish militia group that is fighting against the Islamic State. The 23-year-old left Singapore in January this year for a third country, from where he intended to travel to Turkey and on to Syria, the MHA said.
However, someone who became aware of his plans reported him and, on the request of Singapore, Wang was located and turned back to the country, according to the MHA.
"He was arrested under the ISA and placed on an RO with effect from March 2016," the ministry said.
Investigations showed that Wang first learnt about the Kurds through the news in November 2015 and subsequently looked up information online about ISIS' attacks against the Kurds in Syria.
"He began to empathise with the plight of the Kurds and to detest ISIS. At the same time, he was looking to escape from personal setbacks, like his financial liabilities arising from a failed business venture," MHA said.
When he left Singapore with the intention to fight in Syria, he brought with him some Singapore Armed Forces-issued gear such as his uniform and boots, it added.
In response to media queries, MHA said Wang is a naturalised Singapore citizen of PRC origin and had obtained citizenship in 2014. "Wang is not a Muslim. He had arrived in Singapore as a child and was educated here. Wang has completed his National Service. He is the first ethnic Chinese placed under a Restriction Order for intending to undertake violence in overseas armed conflicts," a spokesperson said.
As part of the rehabilitation programme, Wang will be given psychological counselling and he will be closely monitored by the authorities.
Dr Kumar Ramakrishna, Associate Professor and Head of Policy Studies at S Rajaratnam School of International Studies, said Wang is likely the first known Singaporean, who intended to fight not for, but against IS.
***
What is wrong with fighting against IS and helping the Kurds?
PAP the worst!
PS: Raider, you will be sorry for your comments.
Click here to view the whole thread at www.sammyboy.com (http://www.singsupplies.com/showthread.php?226761-PAP-doesn-t-support-the-Kurds!-Arrest-PRC-FT-for-doing-so!&goto=newpost).