# singapore drug trafficking death penalty

Editorial: The perverse logic of capital punishment » Singapore’s execution Wednesday of a mentally disabled Malaysian man for drug smuggling sparked international protests and outrage. Executing a man… Post-gazette.com

Singapore chides billionaire Branson over call to spare cannabis trafficker » Singapore government on Tuesday accused British billionaire Richard Branson of peddling falsehoods and disrespecting its justice system, hitting back at the tycoon over his call to spare a man set to be executed this week for drug trafficking. Reuters.com

Trump Calls For Death Penalty To 'Get Tough' On Drug Pushers » Unveiling a long-awaited plan to combat the national scourge of opioid drug addiction, President Donald Trump called Monday for stiffer penalties for drug traffickers, including embracing a tactic employed by some of the global strongmen he admires: the death penalty. Cbsnews.com

What it's like for Singapore's death row inmates in the days leading up to their execution » While facing execution is a daunting prospect under any circumstances, the conditions of death row confinement in Singapore underscore deeper human rights and social justice issues, advocates have argued. Despite several appeals from the inmate's family and protests from advocates, Singapore executed Tangaraju Suppiah in Changi Prison on Wednesday. The 46-year-old man, who was convicted of conspiring to traffic 2.2 pounds of cannabis, was the first prisoner in Singapore to be hanged this year. Sports.yahoo.com