"Alan Shadrake, a freelance journalist and author of "Once A Jolly Hangman: Singapore Justice in the Dock", was allowed to undergo a medical test before starting his jail term on Wednesday."
SINGAPORE NEWS;
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PUBLISHER'S NOTE: Alan Shadrake had the courage to attack the uneven application of the death penalty in Singapore and apparently now must pay the price. To me, as publisher of this Blog, he is a hero who has proven himself to be a man of the strongest conviction. He has put Singapore Justice "in the dock" where it belongs. My thoughts, along with others who oppose the capriciousness of the death penalty - I am utterly opposed to the death penalty in any circumstances - will be with him as he endures his prison term. I would like to think that the Singapore Government would have the decency to pardon him. But I somehow doubt that this will happen. I am truly looking forward to Mr. Shadrake's next book.HAROLD LEVY; PUBLISHER; THE CHARLES SMITH BLOG;
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"SINGAPORE: A 76-year-old British author on Friday lost his appeal against a six-week jail term and fine for insulting Singapore's judiciary in a book about criminal executions in the city-state," the Singapore News reported earlier today," under the heading, "British author Alan Shadrake loses appeal against jail term."
"Alan Shadrake, a freelance journalist and author of "Once A Jolly Hangman: Singapore Justice in the Dock", was allowed to undergo a medical test before starting his jail term on Wednesday."
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The story can be found at:
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_singapore/view/1131506/1/.html
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PUBLISHER'S NOTE: The Toronto Star, my previous employer for more than twenty incredible years, has put considerable effort into exposing the harm caused by Dr. Charles Smith and his protectors - and into pushing for reform of Ontario's forensic pediatric pathology system. The Star has a "topic" section which focuses on recent stories related to Dr. Charles Smith. It can be accessed at:
http://www.thestar.com/topic/charlessmith
Information on "The Charles Smith Blog Award"- and its nomination process - can be found at:
http://smithforensic.blogspot.com/2011/05/charles-smith-blog-award-nominations.html
Harold Levy: Publisher; The Charles Smith Blog; hlevy15@gmail.com;
