Monday, July 19, 2010

Singapore arrests British author Alan Shadrake for criminal defamation

Seems to be related to his banned book, "Once a Jolly Hangman", about Singapore's death penalty. Happened just today. He's 75 years old.

I'm really disgusted with the Singapore government right now. More details at the links below.

http://yoursdp.org/index.php/news/singapore/3931-breaking-news-author-of-death-penalty-book-alan-shadrake-arrested

http://theonlinecitizen.com/2010/07/author-alan-shadrake-arrested-for-alleged-criminal-defamation/

http://sgblogs.com/entry/alan-shadrake-crime/387001

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