SINGAPORE: A 69-year-old man was convicted on Monday (Sep 28) of breaching an expedited protection order obtained by his neighbours by singing and making noises with metal objects outside their flat.
Heng Choo Hwi, a Singaporean, had contested the charge, claiming that he had the liberty to do his “own things” outside his Yishun flat.
He was shown in closed-circuit television footage sitting on a stool outside his flat, across from the victims’ unit, surrounded by his belongings.
Heng also claimed that he had not read the protection order when it was served on him, but left it in a basket with old newspapers that the town council later cleared.
District Judge Gregory Gan rejected these arguments. First, he said one’s liberty is subject to the law, which includes court orders such as the expedited protection order.
Second, he was “unpersuaded” by Heng’s testimony that he left the documents in the basket outside his flat.
Heng had conceded that the documents were important and that it made “little sense” for him to leave them outside, said the judge.
Judge Gan said Heng’s explanation that he “trusted” the security in Singapore was “unconvincing”, as the area outside his flat could be accessed by the public.
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