SINGAPORE: Former Singaporean lawyer and ex-Workers' Party election candidate, Gopalan Nair, is facing another charge of insulting a High Court judge.

On Thursday morning, the court heard that Nair, now a US citizen, had on 17 March 2006 insulted Justice Lai Siu Chiu in an email while the judge was hearing an Originating Summons case.

Nair's lawyer Chia Ti Lik told the court that his client may take a certain cause of action and so the case has been adjourned to Monday for a further mention in the Subordinate Courts.

Nair has been released on bail.

If found guilty of the offence, Nair could be jailed up to a year or fined up to S$5,000, or face both jail and fine.

Earlier this month, Nair was charged with insulting a public servant, Justice Belinda Ang.


- CNA/so