Peter Lloyd slips out back door of Singapore jail

Federal government officials last night denied there was any special treatment given to the well-respected foreign correspondent, but locals said told The Daily Telegraph it was almost unprecedented.

With the toll of his ordeal weighing heavily on his face, Lloyd faced Singapore's Subordinates Court yesterday afternoon, handcuffed and wearing an orange prison-issue jumpsuit.

He looked gaunt and thin as his lawyer asked a judge to push through his release on bail.