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Reputation: 2 (http://sgtalk.org/mybb/reputation.php?uid=5168) Amos Yee’s mother, Mary Toh, wrote a letter recounting her experience visiting her son – who is remanded at the Institute of Mental Health (IMH) – for the first time, on Wednesday (24 Jun).
The court on Tuesday morning (23 Jun) had ordered 16-year-old Amos Yee to be remanded for 2 weeks at IMH to undergo a psychiatric assessment (‘Amos Yee to be remanded for 2 more weeks in IMH‘).
Mary’s letter first appeared on the popular socio-political website The Online Citizen on Thursday (25 Jun) after her visit to Amos. TRE re-posted it on Friday (26 Jun) [Link].
In her letter, Mary revealed that Amos was transferred from Changi Prison to IMH on Tuesday at 12 noon, immediately after the court order. The judge who issued the order wants to see if a Mandatory Treatment Order (MTO) is suitable for Amos.
“I did not know he had been transferred to IMH until the next day (Wed). No one told me,” she said.
“It has been a very exhausting journey these last few months for everyone in the family, but nothing compared to what my son, Amos Yee, has gone through and continues to go through.”
Mary observes that her child is a very different person now, exhausted and frightened. Amos used to be chirpy, confident, vocal, creative and focused.
“He has been remanded in prison for so long (40 days now) – even before he is sentenced – that he probably feels things no longer make sense,” she lamented.
What a 16-year-old child faces at IMH
When Mary visited her son at IMH on Wednesday (24 Jun), he was remanded in block 7 where the truly mentally-ill, as well as mentally unsound people who have committed crimes, are housed.
“I wondered why my son, who is here to be assessed if he has autism, is kept here in the same block as those who are mentally ill,” she asked.
Amos was allowed 3 visits a week, with each visit not lasting more than an hour.
“I want to go home and sleep,” Amos told his mother.
One of the main reasons he is exhausted is he has been deprived of sleep for the past 3 weeks in Changi Prison, where he was kept in a cell for 23 hours with bright lights switched on all the time, everyday.
“But there was nothing he could do but to bear with it. So I can understand that sleeping is the one thing he wants most,” Mary added.
At IMH, Amos is locked up in a cell alone with a urinal and a mattress on the floor, and CCTVs watching him all the time. There is no bed and no toilet paper, said Mary.
Amos has to endure “crazy sounds” with mentally ill patients screaming and making other sounds at all times of the day. Then, there is the siren which goes off each time help is summoned to restrain a patient. All these, recounted Mary, add to the mental anguish of her son. Mary said she felt frightened and sad.
Mary hopes that her son can be housed at the private ward at IMH, where patients who are not mentally ill are housed. But Amos was ordered to be assessed at Block 7 instead.
“Amos made a video and ended up in a mental institute. I wish he could be home with me so I can care for him,” she concluded her letter.
Netizens condemn Singapore government
Meanwhile, many netizens are stepping forward to condemn the Singapore government for “persecuting” Amos, a 16-year-old child:
Enuf: What type of government would torture a 16 year old boy who spoke his mind? This is a good lesson to all of us about the true colours of this administration. Let’s put a stop to all this and vote for leaders who have a heart.
Screaming out loud to world: WHAT ARE THEY DOING TO THIS BOY?????????????? Trying to kill him? Trying to derange him? Because he steadfastly refused to remove the video in which he was actually saying the truth about that horrible man and his horrible son and regime???????
Dosh: Amos is wrongfully and brutally punished! Yes, I feel your pain. Quite frankly, I was a ‘seow lang’ before when I was warded at the Woodbridge Hospital for depression. Though no expert on mental diseases I will hasten to say that I have the real experience that you have written about although in my time not as scary.
I hope that you will NOT consent to Amos receiving ECT (Electro-Convulsive Therapy) where he will be given electric shocks for the purpose of incapacitating him thus enforcing ‘rest’ from his ‘mental’ condition. In my view, at the time of the video speech Amos was normal. Sadly, in a tyrannical regime like Singapore, rude criticisms of LKY who is dead is still considered a punishable crime. Punishable with extreme hatred and vindictiveness.
Toxic PAP massacre no end: The true colours of PAP were painted 50 years ago. The PAP tortured so called political and union persons. Later the PAP tortured professionals like lawyers and doctors. Then they went after bloggers. Now they have turned against innocent teenagers. In the foreseeable future IF THE PAP ARE STILL IN GOVT, they will go after school children.
Ali Baba: My conclusion after reading this article, spoken from the heart of Amos’ mother, is that PAP is very inhuman, and is TORTURING this 16 year old boy to the extreme. We must hold PM Lee to answer for all these cruelties.
Bapak: PAP Government is worse than animal.
Jim: Amos will never be the same person again after the trauma inflicted on him. This regime looks like it is on its last run. Just you wait for the next election. Everyday this mad regime is driving citizens to the edge.
cat: Have you not seen in Korean dramas where murderers conspire with mental institution doctors to lock up sound minded people and torture them till they are frightened, unstable and eventually unsound? This is injustice in our society due to the belief that one party rule is the ONLY answer.
Cartoon: He is 16 years old please have mercy on him. First class world put a child in such a treatment is not right.
KC Lim: Mdm Toh, as a Singaporean I am ashamed of what our government is doing to your son. I do not agree with your son’s views, but this is plain wrong what is happening to him. May God bless and help your son emerge safe and become a compassionate person with right views.
Mike: Amos will be the rallying cry for all opposition parties and people who love children. For whose child will not make a mistake? Whose child does not do the wrong things? Even the Son’s own son made a mistake in the army and bypassed the proper chain of command. As an officer, to sabo his own is a morally and unforgivable offence and rightfully by the chain of command, he should also be punished. So the people have eyes and God has eyes. They will all have their just “rewards” when the time comes.
Are you angry too or do you think Amos ought to be remanded at IMH for psychiatric tests?
Click here to view the whole thread at www.sammyboy.com (http://www.singsupplies.com/showthread.php?209496-Netizens-angry-at-Govt-over-Amos’-treatment-in-IMH-!!!&goto=newpost).
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Reputation: 2 (http://sgtalk.org/mybb/reputation.php?uid=5168) Amos Yee’s mother, Mary Toh, wrote a letter recounting her experience visiting her son – who is remanded at the Institute of Mental Health (IMH) – for the first time, on Wednesday (24 Jun).
The court on Tuesday morning (23 Jun) had ordered 16-year-old Amos Yee to be remanded for 2 weeks at IMH to undergo a psychiatric assessment (‘Amos Yee to be remanded for 2 more weeks in IMH‘).
Mary’s letter first appeared on the popular socio-political website The Online Citizen on Thursday (25 Jun) after her visit to Amos. TRE re-posted it on Friday (26 Jun) [Link].
In her letter, Mary revealed that Amos was transferred from Changi Prison to IMH on Tuesday at 12 noon, immediately after the court order. The judge who issued the order wants to see if a Mandatory Treatment Order (MTO) is suitable for Amos.
“I did not know he had been transferred to IMH until the next day (Wed). No one told me,” she said.
“It has been a very exhausting journey these last few months for everyone in the family, but nothing compared to what my son, Amos Yee, has gone through and continues to go through.”
Mary observes that her child is a very different person now, exhausted and frightened. Amos used to be chirpy, confident, vocal, creative and focused.
“He has been remanded in prison for so long (40 days now) – even before he is sentenced – that he probably feels things no longer make sense,” she lamented.
What a 16-year-old child faces at IMH
When Mary visited her son at IMH on Wednesday (24 Jun), he was remanded in block 7 where the truly mentally-ill, as well as mentally unsound people who have committed crimes, are housed.
“I wondered why my son, who is here to be assessed if he has autism, is kept here in the same block as those who are mentally ill,” she asked.
Amos was allowed 3 visits a week, with each visit not lasting more than an hour.
“I want to go home and sleep,” Amos told his mother.
One of the main reasons he is exhausted is he has been deprived of sleep for the past 3 weeks in Changi Prison, where he was kept in a cell for 23 hours with bright lights switched on all the time, everyday.
“But there was nothing he could do but to bear with it. So I can understand that sleeping is the one thing he wants most,” Mary added.
At IMH, Amos is locked up in a cell alone with a urinal and a mattress on the floor, and CCTVs watching him all the time. There is no bed and no toilet paper, said Mary.
Amos has to endure “crazy sounds” with mentally ill patients screaming and making other sounds at all times of the day. Then, there is the siren which goes off each time help is summoned to restrain a patient. All these, recounted Mary, add to the mental anguish of her son. Mary said she felt frightened and sad.
Mary hopes that her son can be housed at the private ward at IMH, where patients who are not mentally ill are housed. But Amos was ordered to be assessed at Block 7 instead.
“Amos made a video and ended up in a mental institute. I wish he could be home with me so I can care for him,” she concluded her letter.
Netizens condemn Singapore government
Meanwhile, many netizens are stepping forward to condemn the Singapore government for “persecuting” Amos, a 16-year-old child:
Enuf: What type of government would torture a 16 year old boy who spoke his mind? This is a good lesson to all of us about the true colours of this administration. Let’s put a stop to all this and vote for leaders who have a heart.
Screaming out loud to world: WHAT ARE THEY DOING TO THIS BOY?????????????? Trying to kill him? Trying to derange him? Because he steadfastly refused to remove the video in which he was actually saying the truth about that horrible man and his horrible son and regime???????
Dosh: Amos is wrongfully and brutally punished! Yes, I feel your pain. Quite frankly, I was a ‘seow lang’ before when I was warded at the Woodbridge Hospital for depression. Though no expert on mental diseases I will hasten to say that I have the real experience that you have written about although in my time not as scary.
I hope that you will NOT consent to Amos receiving ECT (Electro-Convulsive Therapy) where he will be given electric shocks for the purpose of incapacitating him thus enforcing ‘rest’ from his ‘mental’ condition. In my view, at the time of the video speech Amos was normal. Sadly, in a tyrannical regime like Singapore, rude criticisms of LKY who is dead is still considered a punishable crime. Punishable with extreme hatred and vindictiveness.
Toxic PAP massacre no end: The true colours of PAP were painted 50 years ago. The PAP tortured so called political and union persons. Later the PAP tortured professionals like lawyers and doctors. Then they went after bloggers. Now they have turned against innocent teenagers. In the foreseeable future IF THE PAP ARE STILL IN GOVT, they will go after school children.
Ali Baba: My conclusion after reading this article, spoken from the heart of Amos’ mother, is that PAP is very inhuman, and is TORTURING this 16 year old boy to the extreme. We must hold PM Lee to answer for all these cruelties.
Bapak: PAP Government is worse than animal.
Jim: Amos will never be the same person again after the trauma inflicted on him. This regime looks like it is on its last run. Just you wait for the next election. Everyday this mad regime is driving citizens to the edge.
cat: Have you not seen in Korean dramas where murderers conspire with mental institution doctors to lock up sound minded people and torture them till they are frightened, unstable and eventually unsound? This is injustice in our society due to the belief that one party rule is the ONLY answer.
Cartoon: He is 16 years old please have mercy on him. First class world put a child in such a treatment is not right.
KC Lim: Mdm Toh, as a Singaporean I am ashamed of what our government is doing to your son. I do not agree with your son’s views, but this is plain wrong what is happening to him. May God bless and help your son emerge safe and become a compassionate person with right views.
Mike: Amos will be the rallying cry for all opposition parties and people who love children. For whose child will not make a mistake? Whose child does not do the wrong things? Even the Son’s own son made a mistake in the army and bypassed the proper chain of command. As an officer, to sabo his own is a morally and unforgivable offence and rightfully by the chain of command, he should also be punished. So the people have eyes and God has eyes. They will all have their just “rewards” when the time comes.
Are you angry too or do you think Amos ought to be remanded at IMH for psychiatric tests?
Click here to view the whole thread at www.sammyboy.com (http://www.singsupplies.com/showthread.php?209496-Netizens-angry-at-Govt-over-Amos’-treatment-in-IMH-!!!&goto=newpost).