Category Archives: Death Penalty

The Death Penalty Does Not Stop Crimes (Part 3)

The myth that the death penalty deters people from committing crime is the biggest argument that the Singapore government makes in favour of the death penalty. However, Dr Mai Sato analysed studies carried out by the Ministry of Home Affairs that claimed to prove the effectiveness of the death penalty for drug trafficking and foundContinue reading “The Death Penalty Does Not Stop Crimes (Part 3)”

Do Singaporeans really support the Death Penalty? (Part 2)

Continuing our series that draws from Dr Mai Sato’s article, let’s unpack why it’s a lie that there is strong support for the death penalty. Minister K. Shanmugam has repeatedly claimed that an “overwhelming majority” of Singaporeans support the death penalty, citing a statistic that 66% of Singaporeans agree with the mandatory death sentence for drug trafficking. This statistic is DEEPLY misleading.

Debunking The Death Penalty: Dr Mai Sato challenges the state’s “evidence” (Part 1)

Academic and activist Dr Mai Sato scathingly debunks the “proof” the Singapore government likes to brandish to claim that the death penalty is an effective deterrent whenever Singaporeans or international experts criticise the death penalty. As she puts bluntly, “Whom and what purpose the death penalty serves in Singapore remains unanswered”.

Ahmed Salim faces execution in Singapore tomorrow at dawn

Ahmed Salim, a 35 year-old Bangladeshi migrant worker, faces execution at dawn on 28 February, in Singapore’s Changi Prison. This is the first execution in 2024, despite growing calls for a moratorium on the death penalty. #AbolishTheDeathPenalty #StopTheKilling

Excerpts from a letter by former Mongolian President Elbegdorj Tsakhia to President Tharman Shanmugaratnam

Former Mongolian President Elbegdorj Tsakhia writes to Singapore’s newly elected President Tharman Shanmugaratnam. The letter highlights Singapore’s shocking record of executions and calls on the newly elected president to play a role in ending the death penalty.

End the Death Penalty for Cannabis

So far in 2023, two men have already been unjustly executed in Singapore for cannabis. They are Tangaraju Suppiah (executed on 26 April 2023) and Faizal bin Shariff (executed on 17 May 2023). Last year, Fazali bin Mohamed was also executed for a cannabis conviction. And in 2016, Nigerian Chijioke Stephen Obioha was executed forContinue reading “End the Death Penalty for Cannabis”

Halt the executions of Aziz and Saridewi

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 25 July 2023 This week Singapore intends to execute Mohd Aziz bin Hussain, a 56-year-old Singaporean Malay man convicted of trafficking approximately 50g of diamorphine (heroin) and Saridewi binte Djamani, a 45-year-old Singaporean woman convicted of trafficking approximately 30g of diamorphine (heroin). It has been almost twenty years since Singapore last executedContinue reading “Halt the executions of Aziz and Saridewi”