Singapore: Landmark Ruling Lifts Death Penalty for Drug Offender
Singapore: Landmark ruling lifts death penalty for drug offender
Under Singapore's laws at the time of his sentencing, Yong Vui Kong's possession of 47g of heroin amounted to drug trafficking and warranted the mandatory death penalty, which is prohibited under international law. Legislative amendments to abolish the …
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Activists welcome Singapore ruling saving drug mule from gallows
Singapore (AFP) – Human rights groups Friday welcomed a Singapore court's decision to spare a Malaysian drug trafficker from the gallows but called for the outright abolition of executions in the city-state. High Court Judge Choo Han Teck on Thursday …
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Activists welcome ruling saving drug mule from gallows
AFP picSINGAPORE, Nov 15 — Human rights groups today welcomed a Singapore court's decision to spare a Malaysian drug trafficker from the gallows but called for the outright abolition of executions in the city-state. High Court Judge Choo Han Teck …
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