Melanie Lee of Reuters reports Tuesday that the Wall Street Journal‘s contempt case in Singapore has begun, with the country’s attorney general accusing the newspaper of a two-decades-long attack on its judicial system.
“‘When discussion of a court’s judgments becomes an attack on a judge or the judiciary, then the law of contempt of court steps in,’ he said.
“Singapore first took legal action against the Wall Street Journal in 1985 for contempt of court for an editorial commenting on the trial of late Singapore opposition leader J.B. Jeyaretnam. The Wall Street Journal apologised and was fined $7,600, according to newspaper reports.
“Woon said he was looking for a ‘substantial fine’ to be imposed on Dow Jones in the current case, but was not looking to cripple the company financially.”
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