In 2010, British author Alan Shadrake was jailed, charged with contempt of court for his book, Once a Jolly Hangman: Singapore Justice in the Dock, which criticized the Singapore judiciary’s use of the death penalty. In his book Mr Shadrake accused the courts of bowing to diplomatic and economic pressure when deciding how to dispense justice. He claimed the courts favoured the wealthy and abused the law to suppress political opponents. He was jailed for six weeks before his immediate deportation. Read more: dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2202072/Kate-Middleton-Prince-William--Truth-city-state-dazzled-Duke-Duchess-Cambridge.html#ixzz3NiB4LsuT Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook
Posted on: Fri, 02 Jan 2015 23:56:34 +0000
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