SINGAPORE, Nov. 1 -- An Australian man was sentenced to five months and six weeks in jail on Friday after spitting at police officers and urinating in their direction.

Morris David, 52, will serve his imprisonment with effect from July 16, the day he entered Singapore and a day before he was remanded, and faces an additional fine of S$5,000 (RM16,000), according to court documents.

During sentencing, District Judge Sharmila Sripathy-Shanaz highlighted the man's continuous belligerent and aggressive behaviour over 32 hours.

"His actions demonstrate a prolonged and flagrant disregard for authority and the dignity of the public officers involved," she said, as quoted by CNA.

She also called the "inherently degrading and unsanitary nature...