Singapore made blogger Au Waipang apologize for posting allegations the city’s judicial system is biased and a plastic surgeon received special treatment from the courts, charges the government called “contemptuous.”
The city’s Attorney-General threatened to charge Au, also known as Alex Au, with contempt unless the blog post was taken down, and a letter from the Attorney-General and an apology were posted.
British author Alan Shadrake was convicted of contempt of court in November 2010 for his book, “Once a Jolly Hangman: Singapore’s Justice in the Dock,” which accused the city’s judiciary of succumbing to political influence and favoring the rich over the poor. He was sentenced to six weeks in jail, fined S$20,000 ($16,000) and ordered to pay S$55,000 in costs to the prosecution. Full story
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