The Economist, 4 Nov 2010
“PLEASED as punch” was how Alan Shadrake’s ebullient lawyer described his client after listening to the judge’s verdict in his hearing for contempt of court on November 3rd. Mr Shadrake, for his part, looked more punched than pleased. After all, he had just been found guilty of scandalising the judiciary in a country that does not take these things lightly. He is sentenced on November 10th. Full story