Singapore's High Court on Tuesday deferred the sentencing of British writer Alan Shadrake, who has been found guilty of contempt of court for criticising the city-state's judiciary.
High Court Judge Quentin Loh told a hearing that he needed one week to decide how he would sentence Shadrake, 76, whose book on the country's use of the death penalty was deemed to have scandalised the court.
Shadrake's lawyers asked the court for a lenient sentence of censure, while prosecutors asked for a 12-week jail term. More...
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