Woman stages protest on top of Crawford Bridge
[UPDATE: 24 March at 12:15pm - adding more details]
A woman has been arrested for staging a protest on top of Crawford Bridge in Kallang on Friday evening.
The 59-year-old woman was carrying a banner and wearing a cape-like garment that looked like the Hong Kong flag. Police told Yahoo! Singapore that the woman was subsequently arrested as she was believed to be of unsound mind.
The Straits Times reported that the woman is a Hong Kong national who had overstayed in Singapore after her social visit pass expired.
The daily added that her banner, which was handmade, contained a message in Chinese that conveyed an anti-authoritarian sentiment.
She also reportedly said she was royalty, and had been mistreated.
Juon Tan, a project manager working near the area, told Yahoo! Singapore that he saw the woman standing on top of the arch at Crawford Bridge from his office's balcony at about 4:50pm.
"She was quiet, just holding on to a banner. She was sitting down and standing up at times to catch attention," said Tan.
Tan added that the bridge's arch seems easy to climb onto as the slope is quite gradual.
The woman got off the bridge after some coaxing from the police and SCDF officers.
See a video of the incident below: (Courtesy of Juon Tan)
