UK author posts bail in Singapore

A British author arrested in Singapore while promoting his investigative book on executions in the city-state has been released on bail.

Alan Shadrake, a 75-year-old freelance journalist, said at a police complex that he was freed after a local activist posted bail of 10,000 Singapore dollars ($A8,315) for him.

'I'm feeling pretty shaken at the moment,' Shadrake said.

Shadrake, who divides his time between neighbouring Malaysia and Britain, is facing charges of criminal defamation and contempt of court, which are punis

hable by jail and fines.

Sky news.com.au