# singapore death penalty

Hawaiian Mob Boss Faces the Federal Death Penalty » US authorities have charged 11 alleged members of a criminal group operating on the Hawaiian island of Oahu with a combined 22 offensives ranging from bank fraud to murder-for-hire - 17 of which included the group's leader Michael J. Miske Jr.  Occrp.org

Amnesty International Malaysia (@AmnestyMy) on X » 👉TOMORROW 3PM: DEATH PENALTY ACTIVISTS SPEAK OUT📢 Join YB @KasthuriPatto, @ShaminiDarshni, Kirsten Han @kixes, Chow Ying Ngeow, Angelia Pranthaman on death penalty abolition in Malaysia & Singapore Zoom (ENG/BM): https://t.co/9MuolushUe FB Live (ENG): https://t.co/cA9IY7wcR8 Twitter.com

Singapore executes woman for drug offense in a 20-year first  » Djamani was the second person to be executed in Singapore this week over a drug offense, as 57-year-old Mohd Aziz bin Hussain had been executed a few days prior. Jpost.com

Authorities reject activist group's Pofma appeal over Facebook post on drug trafficker's death sentence » SINGAPORE — Minister for Communications and Information and Second Minister for Home Affairs Josephine Teo on Tuesday (May 30) rejected an application by an activist group to cancel or vary a correction direction issued to it under the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act (Pofma). Todayonline.com

Issuance of Correction Directions Under the Protection From Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act Regarding False Statements of Fact Concerning the Capital Sentence That Was Meted Out to Tangaraju S/O Suppiah » May 19, 2023… The Misuse of Drugs Act provides for the death penalty if the amount of cannabis is more than 500 grammes.… Singapore Prison Service. Mha.gov.sg

Singapore’s death penalty in spotlight as court puts execution on hold » Syed Suhail Syed Zin was to be hanged last week for drug trafficking, but Covid-19 border closures meant his relatives in Malaysia could not visit him a final time. His lawyer has also argued that the prison’s move to send Syed’s personal letters to prosecutors had jeopardised his case. Scmp.com

High Court strikes out challenge by 36 death row inmates against new post-appeal process » The Attorney-General argued that the provisions are consistent with the Constitution and the challenge contains no viable claim. Read more at straitstimes.com. Straitstimes.com

Lawyer Eugene Thuraisingam fined $6,000 for contempt of court over Facebook post on death penalty » SINGAPORE - Hours before his client was to be executed for drug trafficking, a "demoralised" lawyer posted a 22-line poem on his Facebook page. Read more at straitstimes.com. Straitstimes.com