Singapore on Wednesday wrapped up its case against a British journalist who it accused of attacking the judiciary, calling his book on the city-state's death penalty the worst form of contempt of court.Deputy senior state counsel Hema Subramanian told the High Court the allegations that Alan Shadrake made in his book, "Once a Jolly Hangman: Singapore Justice in the Dock", had no precedent in their gravity.
"No clearer or more egregious example of scandalising the court can be found," Subramanian, representing the Attorney General's Chambers, said at the end of a three-day hearing. Full story
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