Serial Singaporean protester turns his back to judge during trial
Yan Jun protested what he called an ‘unfair’ trial, refusing to speak with the judge and requesting to ‘quit’ the trial
By Wong Pei Ting
A Singaporean who was jailed and fined last year for his unlawful protest outside Raffles Place MRT station was back in court for a similar offence.
On his one-day trial for an alleged unlawful protest on February 22 at Raffles Place, Yan Jun stood with his back facing District Judge Luke Tan.
He was protesting what he felt would be an “unfair” trial and even said to the judge: “You should not act as judge. You should act as actor.”
He refused to answer DJ Tan when his consent was sought during the proceedings, saying: “You can talk to the DPP (Deputy Public Prosecutor) alone… I will not cooperate with you. I am very clear.”
His request to “quit” the hearing was not granted.