SINGAPORE: Singapore’s state prosecution arm has demanded an apology from several websites over posts which it said cast doubt on the judiciary’s integrity in a case involving a China national.
The websites and Facebook pages involved had suggested that a Singapore court had been lenient to Yuan Zhenghua, 31, who hijacked a taxi last year and crashed it into the driveway of Changi Airport’s budget terminal, killing a Malaysian airport worker.
Yuan, a technician, was sentenced by a district court to 25 months in jail Monday.
Singaporeans took to Internet websites and Facebook pages to criticise the verdict, prompting the Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) to issue letters asking for an apology and that the postings be taken down. Full story
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