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Singapore's Attorney-General sues The Wall Street Journal Asia
By Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 12 September 2008 1056 hrs

 
 
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SINGAPORE: Singapore's Attorney General is taking The Wall Street Journal Asia and its editors to court for contempt.

A statement from the A-G's Chambers said that recent publications in the Journal "impugn the impartiality, integrity and independence of the Singapore judiciary".

The articles referred to were two editorials in the newspaper, and the third was a letter by Singapore Democratic Party leader Chee Soon Juan. They were published in June and July this year.

The A-G's office said that the case was "not about freedom of expression", but "about the Rule of Law", and added that Singapore's courts play a vital role in good governance.

- CNA/yb

 

 



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