Tuesday, January 11, 2005
experience in Subordinate Court
hhmm... really attending a hearing in the Subordinate Courts. Really dry and boring. I guess its the witness who was under question...
Typical Hokkien-educated ah-beng. Obviously putting alot of effort into his testimony & answer, but the level of eloquency was still horrible. The two lawyers & the judge were all straining to understand him. The judge had on several occasions requested him to repeat his answer.
Definitely not as dramatic as portrayed by the media. Guess all of them probably dreaded the fact that they had such witnesses. Not being a snob here, but it can be really frustrating to be in court for 4 days, 8am - 6pm, suffering from such inefficient communication.
The judicial system should seriously consider getting Hokkien translators~~~ Don't assume all Singaporean can speak proper english.
Typical Hokkien-educated ah-beng. Obviously putting alot of effort into his testimony & answer, but the level of eloquency was still horrible. The two lawyers & the judge were all straining to understand him. The judge had on several occasions requested him to repeat his answer.
Definitely not as dramatic as portrayed by the media. Guess all of them probably dreaded the fact that they had such witnesses. Not being a snob here, but it can be really frustrating to be in court for 4 days, 8am - 6pm, suffering from such inefficient communication.
The judicial system should seriously consider getting Hokkien translators~~~ Don't assume all Singaporean can speak proper english.
# posted by emoboy @ 1/11/2005 08:59:00 pm
