Singaporean journalist sentenced to prison for slander in connection with allegations of corruption

The editor of a now-defunct Singaporean news portal has been sentenced to three weeks in prison for defamation in connection with a letter published on the site alleging corruption among government ministers.

Terry Xu, the former editor of the Online Citizen, was imprisoned last year for publishing a letter alleging "high-level wrongdoing."

The Online Citizen was noted for its somewhat liberal position and airing ....