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Death row inmate granted stay of execution two days before scheduled hanging

David Bale2 weeks ago03 mins

PANNIR’S CASE Pannir was convicted on May 2, 2017 for importing no less than 51.84g of heroin into Singapore and was sentenced to death. He was scheduled for execution on Feb 20 but he had sought permission to make a post-appeal application in a capital case before the Court of Appeal. Judge of the Appellate…

POFMA order issued to The Online Citizen over false claims about death penalty in Singapore

David Bale3 months ago03 mins

SINGAPORE: The Online Citizen (TOC) has been ordered to insert a correction notice on an article published on its website on Nov 22 that made false statements about the death penalty in Singapore. As part of the order under the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act (POFMA), TOC is also required to carry similar correction…

Anti-death penalty activist group Transformative Justice Collective handed another POFMA order

David Bale3 months ago02 mins

SINGAPORE: The Transformative Justice Collective (TJC) – an activist group that campaigns against the death penalty – was handed another Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act (POFMA) order on Saturday (Dec 14). The latest order is its fifth in five months following previous orders issued on Aug 8, Aug 11, Oct 5 and Nov 26….