Article
Singapore's New Discretionary Death Penalty for Drug Couriers: Public Prosecutor v Chum Tat Suan
International Journal of Evidence and Proof
Publication Type
Journal Article
Version
publishedVersion
Publication Date
7-2014
Abstract
The article offers information on the history, evolution and significance of the new discretionary death penalty legislation for drug couriers in Singapore under the application of the Misuse of Drugs Act (MDA). It discusses the judicial decision of the Singaporean High Court in the case of Public Prosecutor v. Chum Tat Suan in which the Court convicted the accused with chareges of importing of more than 94.96g of diamorphine into Singapore that was punishable under section 33 of the MDA.
Keywords
- Misuse of Drugs Act,
- Drug trafficking couriers,
- Presumption of innocence,
- Discretionary death penalty,
- Singapore
Discipline
Identifier
10.1350/ijep.2014.18.3.456
Publisher
Blackstone Press
Copyright Owner and License
Authors
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International
Additional URL
http://doi.org/10.1350/ijep.2014.18.3.456
Citation Information
Siyuan CHEN. "Singapore's New Discretionary Death Penalty for Drug Couriers: Public Prosecutor v Chum Tat Suan" International Journal of Evidence and Proof Vol. 18 Iss. 3 (2014) p. 260 - 266 ISSN: 1365-7127 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/siyuan_chen/64/