A British man living in Singapore has been sentenced to six weeks in prison for not wearing a mask in public, violating local COVID-19 protocols. A Singapore court issued the sentence Wednesday to 40-year-old Benjamin Glynn.

The British expatriate was found guilty of four charges of violating pandemic protocols, threatening police officers, and being a public nuisance. Glynn was caught not wearing a mask on May 7 while inside an MRT train. He later resisted arrest when officers had gone to his residence the day after.

One officer said Glynn had adopted a boxing stance and told them he could "drop them." Police also had to chase Glynn around the compound of his residence before they could arrest him. During one of his hearings in July, Glynn again declined to wear a mask in the vicinity of the State Courts.

District Judge Eddy Tham initially ordered Glynn to undergo a psychiatric assessment because of his erratic behavior and remarks in court. Tham said Wednesday was mentally fit to plead after the IMH report found that he had no mental disorder.

During the trial, Tham said that Glynn was "completely misguided" in believing that Singapore COVID-19 restrictions do not apply to him because he is not Singaporean.

Glynn, who chose to represent himself in court, did not plead guilty and stated that he did not understand the "farce" charges. He said that Singapore had "no lawful jurisdiction" over him because he did not remember signing any "contract" obliging him to wear a mask in public.

According to a report from CNA, Glynn had asked the court after his sentencing to drop what he referred to as "unlawful charges." He reportedly asked the Judge to return his passport, stating that he wanted to go back to the UK to be with his family.

Singapore is well-known for its strict enforcement of COVID-19 rules, which is partly why it has largely kept the spread of the disease to a minimum. Dozens of people in the country, including foreigners, have been jailed or fined for breaking pandemic protocols. In February, another British man was sent to jail for two weeks after breaking out of his hotel room to meet his fiancé while in quarantine.