By Jeremy Au Yong

THE trial of three men taken to court for wearing T-shirts with a kangaroo dressed in a judge's robes has been adjourned for three weeks to give them more time to prepare for the case.

The defendants - Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) assistant secretary-general John Tan Liang Joo, 47; full-time national serviceman Muhammad Shafi'ie Syahmi Sariman, 20; and activist Isrizal Mohamed Isa, 33 - wore the T-shirts between May 26 and 28 in the Supreme Court building.

They were attending a hearing to assess defamation damages that the SDP, its leader Chee Soon Juan and his sister Chee Siok Chin had to pay Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew.

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