Publication Type
Journal Article
Version
publishedVersion
Publication Date
7-2014
Abstract
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 Prosecutor v. Chum Tat Suan in which the Court convicted the accused with chareges of importing of more than 94.96g of diamorphine into Singapore that was punishable under section 33 of the MDA.
Keywords
Misuse of Drugs Act, Drug trafficking couriers, Presumption of innocence, Discretionary death penalty, Singapore
Discipline
Asian Studies | Evidence | Human Rights Law | State and Local Government Law
Publication
International Journal of Evidence and Proof
Volume
18
Issue
3
First Page
260
Last Page
266
ISSN
1365-7127
Identifier
10.1350/ijep.2014.18.3.456
Publisher
Blackstone Press
Citation
CHEN, Siyuan.
Singapore's New Discretionary Death Penalty for Drug Couriers: Public Prosecutor v Chum Tat Suan. (2014). International Journal of Evidence and Proof. 18, (3), 260-266.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/1260
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Authors
Creative Commons License
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Additional URL
http://doi.org/10.1350/ijep.2014.18.3.456
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