Singapore activist fined for Facebook post on courts

Singaporean activist Jolovan Wham leaves the High Court in Singapore on April 29, 2019 after his sentencing for scandalising the judiciary.

A Singaporean activist was Monday fined for questioning the independence of the judiciary on Facebook, the latest case to highlight what critics say is the country’s heavy-handed approach towards dissent. In the latest case, activist Jolovan Wham was found guilty in October of contempt of court for posting on Facebook that Singapore’s judiciary lacked integrity and independence in cases involving the government or politicians.

State prosecutors had asked for a fine up to three times higher, with a maximum three weeks in jail if he failed to pay.

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