The sentencing of "couriers" under section 33B of the Misuse of Drugs Act: PP v Chum Tat Suan [2014] SGCA 59

Author

Benjamin Joshua ONG, Singapore Management UniversityFollow

Publication Type

Case note/Digest

Version

publishedVersion

Publication Date

12-2014

Abstract

Sections 33B(1)–(2) of the Misuse of Drugs Act (“the Act”)1 allow for a person who commits an offence under ss 5(1) or 7 of the Act to be sentenced to life imprisonment and caning instead of death if two conditions are met.

Discipline

Criminal Law | Criminal Procedure

Research Areas

Public Interest Law, Community and Social Justice

Publication

Singapore Law Watch Commentary

Issue

1

First Page

1

Last Page

11

Publisher

Singapore Academy of Law

Citation

ONG, Benjamin Joshua. The sentencing of "couriers" under section 33B of the Misuse of Drugs Act: PP v Chum Tat Suan [2014] SGCA 59. (2014). Singapore Law Watch Commentary. 1-11.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/2453

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