British author defiant in court

By Straits Times Interactive - SINGAPORE

A BRITISH author facing a possible jail term over his book criticising Singapore’s use of the death penalty was defiant following his first court hearing on Friday.

Alan Shadrake appeared in a packed courtroom to hear contempt of court charges levelled against him by the Attorney General following the local launch of his book ‘Once a Jolly Hangman: Singapore Justice in the Dock’.

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