Reporters With Borders, 26 Nov 2008
Reporters Without Borders condemns a Singapore high court ruling yesterday finding the Hong Kong-based Wall Street Journal Asia in contempt of court and fining it 25,000 Singapore dollars (12,700 euros) for publishing two editorials and a letter by an opposition leader questioning the country’s judicial system. The newspaper is owned by Dow Jones & Co.
"Even if the fine is not colossal, the ruling very clearly shows that Singapore’s judges have no intention of letting the foreign media express themselves freely about the country’s judicial system, which is lacking in independence," Reporters Without Borders said.
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