Kim Jong Un impersonator questioned on arrival in Singapore
Howard X, a Hong Kong-based performer, met up with Dennis Alan, a Donald Trump lookalike.
A Kim Jong Un lookalike has said he was detained and questioned upon his arrival in Singapore, just days ahead of a summit between the North Korean leader and US president Donald Trump.
The Hong Kong-based impersonator, who uses the name Howard X, is in the city-state for summit-related promotions run by a mall and seafood restaurant.
He claimed police told him to stay away from Sentosa Island and the Shangri-La Hotel. Mr Kim and Mr Trump are to meet on Tuesday at the Capella Hotel on Sentosa Island, and Mr Trump is expected to stay at the Shangri-La during his visit to Singapore.
“However, I never rioted and don’t plan to ever riot. I told him that I … would never do this in Singapore because it is against your rules to protest,” he told The Associated Press.
Demonstrations in Singapore can only be held in a designated area, the 2.4-acre (0.9-hectare) Hong Lim Park, and require park approval. All other gatherings require a police permit.
They posed with mock chili and black pepper crab dishes and took photographs with curious passers-by.
Howard X said: “I’m here to stay. I don’t think they will try and kick out the president. It wouldn’t be good press for Singapore.
“Nobody started talking about a meeting between Kim Jong Un and President Trump until we suggested it at the Olympics,” Mr Alan added, referring to their appearance at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in February.
He quipped: “It all started with us. If there’s a peace prize that anybody should get, we should get it.”
