Second Singaporean Teen Issued Restriction Order for Far-Right Extremist Ideologies

The 16-year-old student, who identified as a white supremacist, aspired to conduct overseas attacks against minority groups.

A 16-year-old Singaporean student of Chinese ethnicity who identified as a white supremacist and had aspirations to conduct attacks against minority groups overseas was issued a restriction order under the Internal Security Act in November 2023.
The student had been self-radicalised by online far-right extremist propaganda and developed an intense hatred of communities typically targeted by far-right extremists, including African Americans Arabs and LGBTQ individuals.
He is the second Singaporean to be dealt with under the Internal Security Act for being radicalised by far-right extremist ideologies.
The first, a 19-year-old Singaporean who was detained in December 2020 for planning to attack two mosques in Singapore, has been released after making good progress in his rehabilitation and is assessed to no longer pose an imminent security threat.
The Internal Security Department (ISD) said that while far-right extremist ideologies have not gained a significant foothold in Singapore, the cases of these two youths serve as a reminder that Singaporeans are not immune to such ideologies.