13 out of 52 self-radicalised individuals issued orders under ISA were aged 20 and below: ISD
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Online self-radicalisation continues to be the primary terrorism threat in Singapore, with youths remaining particularly vulnerable, the Internal Security Department (ISD) said on Thursday (July 25). Out of the 52 self-radicalised individuals who have bee13 out of 52 self-radicalised individuals issued orders under ISA were aged 20 and below: ISD
Online self-radicalisation continues to be the primary terrorism threat in Singapore, with youths remaining particularly vulnerable, the Internal Security Department (ISD) said on Thursday (July 25). Out of the 52 self-radicalised individuals who have been dealt with under the Internal Security Act (ISA) since 2015, 13 were Singaporean youths aged 20 or younger, the agency noted in this year's Singapore Terrorism Threat Assessment Report. The threat of a terrorist attack in Singapore has elevated as the Israel-Palestine conflict re-escalated following Hamas' attack on Israel last October. In the report, ISD highlighted far-right extremism (FRE) — a wide range of beliefs that are often exclusivist and advocate violence as a means to safeguard ethnic purity or achieve political objectives — as a growing security concern. While this is more prominent in Western countries, Singapore is not immune to this threat, the agency said. Read more