The Wall Street Journal, 3 Dec 2008
Your Accusations Against Singapore Are Scandalous
Your editorial "Singapore Strikes Again" (Nov. 29) claims that The Wall Street Journal Asia was sued for engaging in the "most basic kind of journalism." In fact it was cited for contempt because it accused Singapore courts of being biased.
The WSJA published two editorials and a letter making grave accusations against the Singapore judiciary. The courts were alleged to be compliant and a party to the abuse of the court process to suppress legitimate political dissent. A letter to the editor characterized court proceedings as "pitiful and shameful."
Your allegations were scandalous and you had no plausible defense. Faced with that situation, your counsel then argued that the law of contempt should be changed. The Singapore High Court rejected that and found you guilty of contempt. The judgment can be found at www.singaporelawwatch.sg. You have decided not to appeal. Yet you now repeat the scandalous charges, knowing that they are in contempt of the Singapore courts.
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