Three years ago, one TV anchor from ChannelNewsAsia was jailed
for indecent assault. Now he is back with CNN-IBN.
Here's a disturbing blog entry dating back almost a year
ago. Wonder if there is any truth in it.
I was most intrigued by the words "pissed off the powers that be at
the media company (they're all owned by the same
government's-investment-arm company) where he was, and to the
extent that they not just wanted him out, but wanted him
discredited". The author goes on to say that there was "no rape,
and in fact there was no molestation either, insofar (sorry!) as
touching-without-consent is concerned". According to him, Shankar's
mistake was in "having admitted anything at all. He should've known
they'd go after him with long knives, and the law in Singapore is
peculiarly biased very heavily towards women, so much so that one
can, actually, accuse a man of molestation even if he has done
nothing - and one can be believed by the judge".