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SINGAPORE HANGS MAN FOR COORDINATING DELIVERY OF A KILO OF MARIJUANA

Anti-death penalty activists hold candles outside the Singaporean Embassy in
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Wednesday.
(Anti-Death Penalty Asia Network)
By ZEN SOO
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April 26, 2023 2:11 AM PT
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Singapore on Wednesday executed a man accused of coordinating a cannabis
delivery, despite pleas for clemency from his family and protests from activists
that he was convicted on weak evidence.

Tangaraju Suppiah, 46, was sentenced to death in 2018 for abetting the
trafficking of one kilogram (2.2 pounds) of cannabis. Under Singaporean laws,
trafficking more than 500 grams (1.1 pounds) of cannabis may result in the death
penalty.

Tangaraju was hanged Wednesday morning, and his family was given the death
certificate, according to a tweet from activist Kirsten Han of the
Transformative Justice Collective, which advocates for abolishing the death
penalty in Singapore.


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Although Tangaraju was not caught with the cannabis, prosecutors said phone
numbers traced him as the person responsible for coordinating the delivery of
the drugs. Tangaraju had maintained that he was not the one communicating with
the others connected to the case.

At a United Nations Human Rights briefing Tuesday, spokesperson Ravina
Shamdasani called on the Singaporean government to adopt a “formal moratorium”
on executions for drug-related offenses.

“Imposing the death penalty for drug offences is incompatible with international
norms and standards,” said Shamdasani, who added that increasing evidence shows
the death penalty is ineffective as a deterrent.



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DEATH PENALTY VIA ZOOM: SINGAPORE COURT SENTENCES DRUG SUSPECT AT VIRTUAL
HEARING

Singapore has sentenced a drug suspect to death at a hearing held on the
videoconferencing app Zoom because of the city-state’s coronavirus lockdown.

May 21, 2020

Singaporean authorities say there is a deterrent effect, citing studies that
traffickers carry amounts below the threshold that would bring a death penalty.

The island state’s imposition of the death penalty for drugs is in contrast with
its neighbors. In Thailand, cannabis has essentially been legalized, and
Malaysia has ended the mandatory death penalty for serious crimes.

Singapore executed 11 people last year for drug offenses. One case that spurred
international concern involved a Malaysian man whose lawyers said he was
mentally disabled.

In a statement, the Anti-Death Penalty Asia Network condemned Tangaraju’s
execution as “reprehensible.”

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A draft bill in Idaho would allow firing squads if lethal injection is
unavailable. A December execution was called off when the state couldn’t get the
drugs.

Feb. 27, 2023

“The continued use of the death penalty by the Singaporean government is an act
of flagrant disregard for international human rights norms and casts aspersion
on the legitimacy of Singapore’s criminal justice system,” the statement said.

Relatives and activists had sent letters to Singaporean President Halimah Yacob
to plead for clemency. In a video posted by the Transformative Justice
Collective, Tangaraju’s niece and nephew appealed to the public to raise
concerns to the government over Tangaraju’s impending execution.

An application filed by Tangaraju on Monday for a stay of execution was
dismissed without a hearing Tuesday.

“Singapore claims it affords people on death row due process, but in reality,
fair-trial violations in capital punishment cases are the norm. Defendants are
being left without legal representation when faced with imminent execution, as
lawyers who take such cases are intimidated and harassed,” said Maya Foa,
director of nonprofit human rights organization Reprieve.

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California hasn’t executed any prisoners since 2006, and Gov. Newsom has ordered
San Quentin’s death row dismantled.

Feb. 8, 2022

Critics say Singapore’s death penalty has mostly snared low-level mules and done
little to stop drug traffickers and organized syndicates. But Singapore’s
government says that all those executed have been accorded due process under the
law and that the death penalty is necessary to protect its citizens.

British billionaire Richard Branson, who is outspoken against the death penalty,
had also called for a halt of the execution in a blog post, saying that
“Singapore may be about to kill an innocent man.”

Singaporean authorities criticized Branson’s allegations, stating that he had
shown disrespect for the Singaporean judicial system, because evidence had shown
that Tangaraju was guilty.

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