The prosecution objected, saying this was a 'delay tactic', but Mr Lim Tean said nobody could have foreseen that he would have been placed 'in the path of a presidential campaign'.
SINGAPORE: Lawyer and opposition politician Lim Tean, who was set to go to trial on Tuesday for charges of acting as a lawyer when he was unauthorised, asked for the trial to be adjourned.
When asked to speak, Mr Lim said he wanted to discharge his"good friend" Mr Sankar, who had represented him throughout the proceedings. Mr Soh said while the bundle was served only last week, he said there were actually"no timelines for us to serve the bundle" because of the type of case it was, and"we could have served it today at trial".
"Your honour, the accused would have been well aware of this trial date and yet, what he does in his free time, whether he chooses to prepare for the trial or the campaign, that's his prerogative, but he knew about the trial dates. Nevertheless, he chose not to prepare. He made his bed and now he must lie in it," said Mr Soh.
In response, Mr Lim said he wanted to exercise his constitutional right to have representation and hinted that he might want to take certain matters further.
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