Maximum jail, fine for serial protester who held illegal demo at US Embassy

Yan Jun had previously protested in Raffles Place in 2018. - COURTESY OF BRIAN LEONAL

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): For the ninth time in six years, a serial protester was dealt with in court for holding illegal demonstrations in public areas - 18 days after he was released from jail for similar offences.

Singaporean Yan Jun, 46, was on Thursday (Sept 1) jailed for 12 months and an additional 53 days as he had committed the offences during his remission order.