Singapore detains student accused of embracing far-right extremism
- An 18-year-old Singapore student, Nick Lee Xing Qiu, was detained under the Internal Security Act for embracing far-right extremism and planning attacks against Muslims.
- Lee idolized the Christchurch shooter and sought to incite violence between Chinese and Malays in Singapore, according to the Internal Security Department .
- His radicalization, discovered in December, involved creating propaganda and glorifying violence online, but investigations found no imminent threat as his attack plans were deemed aspirational without a set timeline.
- The ISD emphasized that far-right extremism is a growing security concern globally, highlighting that youth may be vulnerable to such ideologies as they seek belonging and identity.
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