Originally posted by PRP:
I don' think the law concerned is wrong.[b]If a person
makes a right comment or criticism,he shouldn't be contempt of
court.Contempt of court means what one says is based on subjective
feeling & not based on fact.
So the issue is whether CSJ said is unreasonalbe and not based on
fact.[/b]
Many people still fail to understand the law on this issue. Even
if CSJ was right, even if the courts made a wrong decision, EVEN IF
a trial judge is biased, you cannot insult the court. That would
constitute contempt of court as set out in case law laid out by Sir
Eardley-Wilmot all those years ago. The correct legal procedure is
to appeal the decision to the highest court of the land but to
insult the court for any reason will render you liable for
contempt.
If you don't like the law itself, well, you will have to appeal to
your law makers to change it by legislation. The UK has a Contempt
of Court Act 1981 which we haven't got...legislation can modify the
current state of the law in Singapore if citizens don't like the
statuts quo.
CSJ should have known that or at least his lawyer should. I think
he is just a loose cannon...
