Nagaenthran: mentally-disabled or capable of deliberate manipulation and evasion?
More than 10 years after Nagaenthran was convincted of drug trafficking on 22 Novermber 2010, he was finally hanged on 27 April 2022. As usual, human rights activists like Kirsten Han and Jolovan Wham, supported by their international friends, have been having a full day exploiting the hanging for their own agenda, painting the picture […]
Singapore’s death penalty for drug traffickers. Fair or unjust?
The death sentence of Nagaenthran sparked another outcry. Once again, Singapore’s harsh drug trafficking law is being challenged. Nagaenthran has been portrayed as intellectually-disabled and therefore incapable of taking responsibility for his actions. According to a petition that has been going around, Nagaenthran was assessed to have an IQ of 69. How the IQ of […]
CNB Statement on findings relating to investigation into Justin Lee who died after a fall from height
Investigations into how 17-year-old Justin Lee was questioned and treated in the lock-up has been completed. The Central Narcotics Bureau said Justin was treated “professionally and fairly”. CNB launched the investigation after his mother, Ms Cecilia Ow, alleged that he was mistreated during the process. Earlier this month, she made public a letter she had written […]