Acting Chief Justice Ian Chang yesterday ruled that a gag order on Johnny Welshman, who has accus-ed House Speaker Raphael Trotman of sexual abuse, will remain in place until the determination of a libel suit brought against him.
The decision did not go down well as a furious Welshman stormed out of Justice Chang’s chambers while the hearing was in progress and vowed that no one could silence him, particularly from speaking out on his Facebook page.
“They will have to lock me up today… he [Justice Chang] wants me to give an undertaking barring me from saying anything on my social media but let me tell you they will have to charge contempt proceedings,” an angry Welshman told reporters.
His walkout came about 30 minutes into the in-chambers hearing.
As Welshman hurled insults and vowed to disregard the order of the judge,
