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- by admin Public trial unsuitable for teen who plotted attacks on 2 mosques: Shanmugam The 16-year-old Singaporean male who was inspired by far-right extremist ideology to plot attacks on two mosques will not be tried in open court as this would run the risk of deepening religious divides, said minister for Home Affairs and Law K. Shanmugam on Thursday (28 January). Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a visit to Yusof Ishak Mosque in Woodlands, which was one of the two targetted places of worship, Shanmugam said the suspect will get a closed-door hearing within the rubric of...
