Amos Yee, accused of NS enlistment offences, to plead guilty

SINGAPORE: Online commentator and former child actor Amos Yee Pang Sang, who faces charges for dodging National Service (NS) obligations, is set to plead guilty on Sep 7, court records show.Yee, a 27-year-old Singaporean, had the guilty plea fixed before Deputy Principal District Judge Luke Tan after a pre-trial conference on Friday (Jul 24). Such hearings are conducted in chambers, and the public and the media are not allowed in.Yee was first charged in March with three offences linked to his NS obligations.He is accused of failing to report for pre-enlistment medical screening over nine years from Apr 26, 2016, to Mar 19, 2026.He is also accused of leaving Singapore without valid exit permits over two periods: From Dec 13, 2015 to Apr 19, 2016, and from Dec 15, 2016 to Mar 19, 2026.Yee i