On 18th July, British author Alan Shadrake was arrested by Singapore police in his hotel on charges of 'criminal defamation', a day after his book, Once a Jolly Hangman: Singapore Justice in the Dock, which was critical of the Singapore judicial system was launched.
Mnamo tarehe 18 Julai, mwandishi Mwingereza Alan Shadrake alikamatwa na polisi wa Singapore katika hoteli yake kwa mashtaka ya 'kuondolewa hatia', siku moja baada ya kitabu chake, Wakati mmoja Jolly Hangman: Haki ya Singapore katika Dock, ambayo ilikosoa mfumo wa sheria wa Singapore ilianzishwa.