Singapore's New Discretionary Death Penalty for Drug Couriers: Public Prosecutor v Chum Tat Suan

• Main Author: CHEN, Siyuan
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2014
• Subjects: Misuse of Drugs Act; Drug trafficking couriers; Presumption of innocence; Discretionary death penalty; Singapore; Asian Studies; Evidence; Human Rights Law; State and Local Government Law
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/1260; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sol_research/article/3213/viewcontent/SingaporeNewDiscretionaryDeathPenaltyDrugCouriers_2014.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

The article offers information on the history, evolution and significance of the new discretionary death penalty legislation for drug couriers in Singapore under the application of the Misuse of Drugs Act (MDA). It discusses the judicial decision of the Singaporean High Court in the case of Public P...