Kim Jong Un impersonator detained at airport by Singapore immigration
Australian Kim Jong Un impersonator, known as Howard X, was detained on Friday (8 June) morning for two hours at Singapore immigration, only days before the summit between the North Korean leader a…
Australian Kim Jong Un impersonator, known as Howard X, was detained on Friday (8 June) morning for two hours at Singapore immigration, only days before the summit between the North Korean leader and US President Donald Trump.
The man wrote on his official Facebook page that he has been through Singapore many times and have never ever been detained.
"When I arrived at 3:30 in the morning in Singapore there was an officer waiting for me and asked me if I was the Kim Jong Un impersonator in which I said I was a music producer (which is true). He then took me into room and questioned me for two hours," he wrote.
According to the man, the authorities asked him many questions, such as where he lives, what he does for a living, in which he replied that he was music producer.
"They obviously knew what I did and they were just asking the questions for the sake of asking them," he noted.
Mr Howard then said that one question that stuck out was when they asked him if he was involved in any political protest or riot anywhere in the world, specifically if he was involved with occupy central that happened a couple years ago in Hong Kong.
"I told him yes and they asked why I said I it’s because I believe in the freedom of speech and this is something to be defended," he wrote.
He then noted that the authorities searched his bag and told him that this is a very sensitive time to be in Singapore and that he should stay away from the Sentosa Island as well as the Shangri-La hotel in town.
"I guess after analysing the situation they decided it was better for me to come into the country than actually deporting me," he wrote.
"After all if they had deported me the headline in the newspaper today all around the world would have been “Kim Jong un gets deported from Singapore”, which I’m sure is something that the Singaporean government would not want in the papers," Mr Howard added.
"Anyway, I am here now so be prepared for some fun during this historical moment in the finest dictatorship in the world," he ended his post.
Howard is set to appear with his fellow Trump impersonator at a few events in Singapore and interested members of public can catch the two at the events below.
