SMU Assistant Professor of Law and Nominated MP Eugene Tan commented on the proposed new law to amend the mandatory death penalty for drug traffickers. Assistant Prof Tan said that there is a concern that this could lead to false hope and expectations and that the law was more of a refinement. “This is not Singapore sending a signal that it is soft on capital punishment," he said.
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Wall Street Journal
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