Using power to give immunity to the powerful | Yawning Bread
It has done this by extending a blanket guarantee that judges will be shielded from criticism through the use of an archaic legal concept of scandalising the judiciary ��� a form of contempt of court.. it there for all to see and not take it down under any circumstances. The amount of publicity from the msm is going to drive readership to your blog. I owe you an apology for saying you have no balls after you took down the first scandalous article. SMART MOVE, Alex!
Alex Au vs AGC ��� a matter of liability or good faith? | The.
Mr Tai said that in the first article, titled ���377 wheels come off Supreme Courts best laid plans���, Mr Au has deliberately sought to suggest that, for one, the court has ���best laid plans��� to manipulate the conditions under which the 377A. The defence also question whether Mr Aus blog posts could pose a real risk in scandalising the judiciary, as all Mr Au did was speculate on how the inner court works, with no allegations of impropriety that the prosecution could clearly��.
Official Statement In Support of Blogger Alex Au re AGC Action
After the AGs Chambers was given permission on Wednesday to take action against blogger Alex Au for contempt of court, the following statement was issued.. the Attorney Generals Chambers (AGC) has been granted leave to take action against Singaporean blogger, Mr Alex Au, for ���scandalising the judiciary��� in his blog post, ���377 Wheels Come Off Supreme Courts Best Laid Plans���.1</sup>. No blogger or other online publisher has been prosecuted for such postings.
Newer Post - One-North Sentinel
TOC [The Online Citizen] 2010.12 * �� Alex Au scandalised judiciary in one blog post: High Court - The High Court today decided that blogger Alex Au had scandalised to judiciary in one of his blog posts, titled ���377 wheels come off Supreme Courts best l. 1 hour ago. ���������������2012.04. - ��������������������������������������� ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������
AGC vs Alex Au part two, and money matters - The Online.
The Court of Appeal yesterday granted permission for the Attorney-Generals Chambers (AGC) to appeal against the High Courts ruling that it has no no basis to act against Mr Au, 61, over a blog post by Mr Au that AGC claimed ���scandalised the judiciary���.. The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) has warned of scams involving someone impersonating as one of its officers to settle issues such as work pass applications in exchange for money transferred to a given account.
Yawning Bread case: AGC defends contempt-of-court law
SINGAPORE - The Attorney-Generals Chambers (AGC) yesterday issued a two-page statement defending the law of contempt in Singapore, following online posts made by sociopolitical blogger Alex Au. In the statement entitled The law of contempt and .
Every Cloud Has A Silver Lining: Fabricated Articles from.
Some time ago, I decided to stop writing on my blog to spend more time on my real life issues but some readers have asked me to continue writing my blog to keep up with my online battle against xenophobic alternative media. I apologise for committing that act of contempt of court, and have taken down the offending post. I will not in future put up any post to the same or similar effect. - Alex Au, Yawning Bread. To view the latest entire article, please click here.
BBCs Melissa Porter: I feared I would lose my baby after Twitter trolls.
Shortly afterwards, academic and television historian Mary Beard outed Oliver Rawlings ��� a privately educated 20-year-old ��� to her 44,000 Twitter followers after he called her a filthy old sl*t on the micro-blogging site.. Astonishingly, one.
Newsbites ��� AGC vs Alex Au part two, and money matters
The Court of Appeal yesterday granted permission for the Attorney-Generals Chambers (AGC) to appeal against the High Courts ruling that it has no no basis to act against Mr Au, 61, over a blog post by Mr Au that AGC claimed ���scandalised the judiciary���.
AGC versus me, the 2013 round | Yawning Bread
The judge decides to grant leave on one of the two articles in which the AGC alleges scandalised the judiciary ��� 377 wheels come off Supreme Courts best-laid plans ��� but refuses to grant leave over the other article ��� Church... of the Grand Army of the Universe, and the laws of the Federation of the Universe, I pronounce blogger Alex Au Waipang, of Yawning Bread (https://yawningbread.wordpress.com/), not guilty of contempt of court charges in Singapore.
Yawning Bread blogger apologises for post on Woffles Wu.
BLOGGER Alex Au has apologised for contempt of court for alleging that plastic surgeon Woffles Wu received special treatment before the Singapore courts in a recent case.. Mr Au had also referred to previous cases posted on The Online Citizen by lawyer Choo Zheng Xi, to suggest, on that basis, that Woffles was treated better. But the AGC said in the cases cited by. In the apology drafted by the AGC, he said his post had scandalised the courts. I apologise for��.
Under The Angsana Tree: One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest
In a twist to Hougang resident Mdm Vellama Marie Muthus bid for the high court to declare that the Prime Minister does not have unfettered discretion in deciding whether and when to call a by-election, the spotlight eventually fell on Human rights. Law Society Faces Criticism From Online Community... The Attorney-Generals Chambers (AGC) has rebutted blogger Alex Aus post arguing that Singapores law on contempt prevents debate and curtails free speech.
Outrage after 2500-year-old warrior statues are given terrible pink feather.
But now the 2,500-year old Riace Bronzes have lost a little of their masculine dignity- after they were dressed up in a pink feather boa and a leopard print thong. The ancient Greek warrior statues, one of Italys most revered archaeological.
Bitching, backbiting and beasties: Its not easy becoming Britains Next Top Model
Although being in Britains Next Top Model is a dream come true, it has been quite stressful, especially as it always seems like the judges will come down on you, even for one tiny error. Its incredibly competitive and the standards are so high that.
Justice delayed is justice denied | The Real Singapore
On 27 Nov 2013, leave was granted to the Attorney-General for the issue of contempt of court proceedings in respect of his article ��� ���377A wheels come off Supreme Courts best-laid plans���. This article has since been withdrawn from his blog for fear of causing aggravated damages. http://yawningbread.wordpress.com/2013/11/27/agc-versus-me-the-2013-round/. No doubt. http://www.theonlinecitizen.com/2013/11/statement-on-agc-action-against-alex-au/. The AG��.
This frightened government has shown its hand | The Online.
This week the news was dominated, at least for those of us who believe that the fundamental freedoms define our citizenship, by the Attorney Generals application to sue the blogger, Alex Au, for scandalising the judiciary. Alex had written a post on his blog, Yawning Bread, in early October where he reported ���a common view��� ��� on which I had also speculated ��� that that the High Court manipulated hearing dates in the two Section 377A constitutional challenges��.
Alex Au vs AGC ��� a matter of liability or good faith?
Mr Tai said that in the first article, titled ���377 wheels come off Supreme Courts best laid plans���, Mr Au has deliberately sought to suggest that, for one, the court has ���best laid plans��� to manipulate the conditions under which the 377A.
Alex Au scandalised judiciary in one blog post: High Court
alexau The High Court today decided that blogger Alex Au had scandalised to judiciary in one of his blog posts, titled ���377 wheels come off Supreme Courts best laid plans���, but not in another post titled ���Church sacks employee and sues government.
reading Using power to give immunity to the powerful, part 2
The press release opens with a re-assertion of one of the two usual justifications for the law on scandalising the judiciary. It said: ���Accusations of bias diminish it in the eyes of the citizen, lower it and ultimately damage the��.
Statement on AGC Action Against Alex Au | The Online Citizen
. Generals Chambers (AGC) has been granted leave to take action against Singaporean blogger, Mr Alex Au, for ���scandalising the judiciary��� in his blog post, ���377 Wheels Come Off Supreme Courts Best Laid Plans���.1</sup>.
Under The Angsana Tree: Action Against Cartoonist Dropped
Singapore prosecutors said Monday they wont pursue charges against a local artist over cartoons he drew that a citizen charged were racially insensitive and that might fall foul of the city-states tough anti-sedition laws... Blogger Alex Au of Yawning Bread was lucky to escape with an apology and removal of his post for likewise SCANDALISING the courts by suggesting that another celebrity, plastic surgeon Woffles Wu, was let off easy after getting an elderly��.
ex Chersonesus Aurea: Legal scholar critical of Singapore.
Subsequently, Prof Tey left academia to enter the legal service in the Supreme Court as a Justice Law Clerk during the tenure of the then Chief Justice Yong Pung How. Prof Tey. The recently started blog, entitled ���Singapore Consensus���, collates the writings of Prof Tey, a Malaysian citizen, that are directly critical of the Singaporean legal system.. Alex Aus recent article The ghosts of absent lawyers (here) should have elicited a response from the Law Society.
Under The Angsana Tree: Watz Online - 11 Jul 2012
Watz Online - 11 Jul 2012. Update - Blogger removes post on Woffles Wu case. In its letter to Mr Au, the AGC said it would not commence proceedings for contempt of court if he withdrew his post within five days and. In a press release yesterday, it reiterated that Mr Aus serious allegations scandalised the courts.. Sociopolitical blogger Alex Au has apologised for a post he wrote late last June about the Woffles Wu case... 10 high-crime places in Johor to avoid