A Singapore court jailed a defiant 76-year-old British author for six weeks on Tuesday for insulting the judiciary by publishing a book critical of executions in the city-state.
In the stiffest sentence imposed in Singapore for contempt of court, Alan Shadrake was also fined 20,000 Singapore dollars (15,000 US) for the book based on the long career of a hangman who allegedly put over 1,000 convicts to death.
High Court Judge Quentin Loh dismissed a last-minute apology by Shadrake as a “tactical ploy in court to obtain a reduced sentence” and said the freelance journalist must serve two extra weeks in prison if he fails to pay the fine. More..
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