SINGAPORE, Aug 19 — After an emotional hearing interrupted by a commotion, Benjamin Glynn, who did not wear a mask on an MRT train and outside the State Courts, has been jailed for six weeks. The sentence was passed yesterday (August 18) after he was found guilty of four charges of failing to...
SINGAPORE, Aug 19 — After an emotional hearing interrupted by a commotion, Benjamin Glynn, who did not wear a mask on an MRT train and outside the State Courts, has been jailed for six weeks.
Glynn asked DPP Koh why he did not enquire about his stay at IMH, which he described as “pretty tough” because he had no books. “Just me and myself. Thank you for that.” The next two witnesses were Inspector Chee Xiu Quan and Assistant Superintendent Alvin Quek who gave separate testimonies about their encounter with Glynn close to midnight on May 8.
He also told officers that he was very religious and believed in the “one true Elohim ” and that he was a boxer who could take them on. He added that he would wear a mask at work if it was required of him by contract, or within the court, but not while he was out in public. She shouted at court officers who spoke to her gently and tried to escort her out, and told the judge that she did not respect him and that he was presiding over a “kangaroo court”.has sought comments from the police and the State Courts.DPP Koh, who sought a sentence of seven weeks, told the court that Glynn has shown no remorse for his actions and had filed a frivolous defence in court.
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