The controversial scientist storms out of court after a tirade against the judge
A scientist who hit the headlines after marketing one-square-inch plots of land that he claimed aliens had flown over stormed out of court yesterday after he lost his libel case.
Several minutes after Paul Ki Ping-ki learned a judge found there was no case to answer in the action he launched against Next magazine, he subjected the Court of First Instance to a rambling tirade.
His behaviour prompted Mr Justice Andrew Cheung to calmly warn Dr Ki that he was in danger of committing contempt of court and could be placed in the bailiff's custody.
At one stage, Dr Ki suddenly stood up, slammed his hands on the bench and yelled for the judge to 'answer me' when his request to address the jury - which was out of court at the time - was refused.
'If you do this you would be punished by God, remember me,' Dr Ki shouted. 'All I want is a jury trial. Why take them away like dogs?