Richard Branson. Archive image. Brendan McDermid/REUTERS
The death penalty in the world
The entrepreneur: Not too late to grant mercy to condemned woman
The British business leader Richard Branson calls on the Singaporean government to "grant clemency" to the woman who is to be executed tomorrow Friday, writes AFP. It is the first time in almost 20 years that the country has executed a woman.
"It is not too late to grant clemency to Saridewi Djamani," writes Branson on X, formerly known as Twitter.
He also writes that it is shameful that Singapore continues to execute people for drug use and compares Singapore's judgment with Iran and North Korea.
Even the human rights organization Amnesty International has reacted to the death penalty.
- There is no evidence that the death penalty has a unique or any effect on the use and availability of drugs, says Chiara Sangiorgi from the organization in a statement.
According to Amnesty, Singapore is one of four countries that have recently executed people for drug-related reasons.
Jail in Singapore. Lionel Ng / AP
Woman receives death penalty for drug possession in Singapore
Singapore is to execute a woman for the first time in 20 years, writes the BBC. The reason is that the woman was convicted of drug trafficking after being arrested in 2018 with 30 grams of heroin.
Singapore calls for the death penalty for drug trafficking with more than 15 grams of heroin and more than 500 grams of cannabis.
Singapore has one of the strictest drug laws in the world, which they say is necessary to protect society.
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