Civil rights activist Jolovan Wham and Singapore Democratic Party's John Tan convicted under new contempt of court laws over Facebook posts allegedly "scandalising the judiciary" - The Online Citizen

Civil rights activist Jolovan Wham and Singapore Democratic Party's John Tan convicted under new contempt of court laws over Facebook posts allegedly "scandalising the judiciary" - The Online Citizen: Civil rights activist Jolovan Wham and Singapore Democratic Party (SDP)'s John Tan Liang Joo became the first individuals to be convicted under new laws governing instances of contempt of court in Singapore, particularly the Administration of Justice (Protection) Act 2016, which came into effect on 1 Oct last year. In deciding that Mr Wham and Mr …