Singapore police issue Malaysian lawyer a conditional warning for contempt over statements on drug traffickers


Malaysian lawyer Zaid Abd Malek had been served a 24-month conditional warning for contempt of court, said Singapore police.

SINGAPORE, July 9 (The Straits Times/ANN): The Singapore Police Force (SPF) said on Saturday (July 9) that Malaysian lawyer Zaid Abd Malek had been served a 24-month conditional warning for contempt of court over his statements about Malaysian drug traffickers in an article.

The article, which appeared in the Malay Mail on February 14, 2020, had referred to statements made by Zaid about the dismissal of lawsuits by the Singapore High Court filed by two convicted Malaysian drug traffickers, Gobi Avedian and Datchinamurthy Kataiah, over the alleged execution methods practised by prison authorities.

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