Amnesty International has called on the Singapore authorities to immediately release British author Alan Shadrake, who was arrested for criminal defamation on 18 July after he published a book critical of Singapore's use of the death penalty."Singapore uses criminal defamation laws to silence critics of government policies," said Donna Guest, Asia Pacific Deputy Director at Amnesty International. "The Singapore government should release Shadrake at once."
Shadrake launched his book Once a Jolly Hangman: Singapore Justice in the Dock in Singapore on Saturday. His book features an interview with a former hangman at Singapore's Changi Prison. On Sunday, Shadrake was arrested, and is currently being detained at Cantonment Police Station. Full Story
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