Alan Shadrake stands at the entrance to Singapore#39;s High Court November 16, 2010. Singapore#39;s High Court jailed the 76-year-old British writer for six weeks on Tuesday, finding him guilty of contempt of court in a book questioning the independence of the judiciary. Justice Quentin Loh, who ruled that Shadrake#39;s book on the country#39;s use of the death penalty had scandalised the court, also fined the author S$20,000 ($15,370). A British author was sentenced to six weeks in jail today
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Alan Shadrake in jail
