Singapore convicts author of death penalty book

Alan Shadrake’s book accuses Singapore’s courts of bowing to pressure from the government and the wealthy.

“Singapore’s criminal prosecution of Shadrake only underscores the country’s poor record of respect for freedom of expression,” said Sam Zarifi [Amnesty International’s Director for the Asia-Pacific region].

Shadrake is also being prosecuted under Singapore’s criminal defamation laws, which have in the past been used to silence critics of the government.