Singapore court sentences a drug suspect to death on Zoom amid the coronavirus lockdown, a move slammed by a human rights group.
"This has been the arrangement made by the court ... with essential hearings conducted via Zoom. We have no complaints," Fernando said Wednesday. He said he will meet Genasan on Friday to discuss an appeal.
Singapore applies the death penalty to a range of offenses including drug trafficking, murder, kidnapping, waging war against the government and use of firearms. It has defended capital punishment as a deterrent for the most serious crimes. Most of the cases are drug-related.in early April after it was hit by a second wave of infections sparked by foreign workers living in crowded dormitories. It has reported more than 29,000 virus cases, among the highest in Asia, but only 22 deaths.
"It's shocking the prosecutors and the court are so callous that they fail to see that a man facing capital punishment should have the right to be present in court to confront his accusers," said the group's deputy Asia director, Phil Robertson. He said it raised concerns about why Singapore is rushing to conclude the case via Zoom.
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