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Singapore Jails British Author Alan Shadrake for Six Weeks
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Singapore Jails British Author Alan Shadrake for Six Weeks

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Nov 17, 2010
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Alan Shadrake, the British author found guilty earlier this month of the charge of "scandalizing the judiciary" by alleging in a book that racial and class disparities exists in the application of Singapore's death penalty, was sentenced Tuesday to six weeks in jail.

The sentencing was met by criticism by an organization calling itself Singaporeans For D…

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