Amos Yee files appeal against conviction and
sentence
SINGAPORE: Teenage blogger Amos Yee, who received a four-week
jail sentence for posting an obscene image online and posting
content intended to hurt the religious feelings of Christians, has
lodged an appeal against both his conviction and the
sentence.
His lawyer Alfred Dodwell
filed the notice of appeal with the High Court on Jul 9, ahead of
the Monday (Jul 20) deadline for making an appeal, according to
court documents.
Another of Yee's lawyers,
Ervin Tan, told Channel NewsAsia that they are waiting for a date
to be fixed for the appeal hearing at the High Court. In the
meantime, his lawyers are working on the grounds of appeal and this
will be made public when submitted, he said.
Mr Tan added the lawyers have
been in touch with Yee for instructions, and to update him about
the status of the appeal.
Mr Dodwell had indicated
during the sentencing hearing on Jul 6 that Yee will appeal the
conviction and sentence. He said then that "whether this was a
crime or not still remains a question we want to determine in the
High Court".
"What's before us is the
appeal. So we'll deal with the appeal and we'll let the High Court
deal with this issue, as to whether the judge was correct in terms
of the conviction and also the sentence," the lawyer said at the
time.
Yee was convicted on May 12
and sentenced on Jul 6, but his jail term was backdated to Jun 2,
when he was already in remand.
-TODAY/CNA/kk