An American citizen was charged with insulting a Singapore judge Monday on his blog. Court documents claim that he said she was "prostituting herself". In his blog, Gapalan Nair criticised a recent hearing on a defamation case. In the case, the founding father Lee Kuan Yew and his son, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong testified against an opposition party.
If convicted, Nair, a former Singaporean lawyer now based in California, faces up to one year in prison and a 5,000 dollar (3,630 US) fine.
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1 comment:
Bill,
This is scary! HOW is this even possible for a (NOW) American citizen to face charges for his right to freedom of speech?
Can he be extradited?
WAY weird.
Kathy-Your Realtor friend from Paradise TEXAS
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