[15 Feb 22 Latest] Sinkie courts kenna international pressure again to stop hanging 2 drug traffickers

[Rogue Trader]

Singapore urged to halt double execution planned for Wednesday​

Families of two men convicted of drug offences were informed of plans to carry out the executions a week ago.

202215 Feb 2022

Calls are growing for Singapore to not go ahead with plans to execute two men convicted of drug trafficking offences, on Wednesday.

The families of local man Roslan Bakar and Malaysian Pausi Jefridin were informed of plans for the executions on February 9, according to the Transformative Justice Collective (TJC), which campaigns for the reform of the criminal justice system and the abolition of the death penalty.

If the executions are carried out they will be the first since November 2019.

“Following more than two years of no executions in 2020 and 2021, it is appalling that the Singapore government is planning to resume this cruel practice imminently,” Rachel Chhoa-Howard, Amnesty International’s Singapore researcher, said in a statement, urging the city-state to impose a moratorium.

TJC said Pausi’s family, who live in Sabah in Malaysian Borneo, had struggled to find flights and had been forced to go through quarantine, while Roslan’s lawyer was on medical leave and not practising so he was without legal representation.

Pausi has an IQ of 67, well below the average of 100.

Lawyers for Liberty, a Malaysian group of lawyers, said a last minute appeal on behalf of both men had been filed to the Singapore courts and would be heard at 2.30pm (06:30 GMT).

A judge previously said that Pausi’s low IQ was not sufficient reason for him to be resentenced to life imprisonment because it did not constitute “evidence of an abnormality of mind”, according to anti-death penalty activist Kirsten Han. Judges were given leeway to replace the previously mandatory death penalty with life imprisonment and caning in specific cases after an amendment to the Misuse of Drugs Act in 2012.

At the end of 2021, a last-ditch appeal against execution by Nagaenthran Dharmalingam, another Malaysian also convicted of drug offences, was postponed amid a public outcry.

A number of medical experts had found Nagaenthran to have borderline intellectual functioning and cognitive deficits, which they said could have affected his ability to make informed decisions.

Amnesty noted that the global trend towards abolition continued and that neighbouring Malaysia had imposed a moratorium since July 2018 as it considers alternatives to capital punishment. More than 1,000 people are on death row in Malaysia. As in Singapore, many are sentenced to death for drug offences.

“It is high time for Singapore to re-establish a moratorium on the death penalty as a first step towards full abolition,” Chhoa-Howard said. “The global trend towards abolition continues unabated, with the majority of the world’s governments having abolished the cruel punishment in law or in practice.”

Nagaenthran’s appeal has been postponed several times and is expected to be heard next month.

He was caught trying to enter Singapore with just under 43 grams of diamorphine (heroin) strapped to his thigh in 2009 and was sentenced to death a year later.


SOURCE: AL JAZEERA

 

[A Singaporean]

Pausi has an IQ of 67, well below the average of 100.

How come IQ so high? m&d average 50.

 

[Leongsam]

A number of medical experts had found Nagaenthran to have borderline intellectual functioning and cognitive deficits, which they said could have affected his ability to make informed decisions.

I can't see how that can be a relevant mitigating factor because if it is then 60% of Singaporeans would be exempt from the death penalty for exactly the same reason.

 

[Focus]

Our courts can enforce but Halimah can don't approve the sentence to be carried out.

 

[Boliao]

I agree with Amnesty International on condition that Rachel Chhoa-Howard takes the two criminals into her home and be responsible for their rest of their lives; and that they will no longer be able to set foot into Singapore even for transit.

 

[tanwahtiu]

This was to stop m&d taking drugs... orelse ..

 

[bobby]

Pausi has an IQ of 67, well below the average of 100.

How come IQ so high? m&d average 50.

Doing the Malaysians a big favour...after execution, the average IQ of living Malaysian citizens will increase.

 

[Rogue Trader]

Two drug traffickers scheduled to be hanged granted respite by President Halimah Yacob​

Selina Lum
Senior Law Correspondent

PUBLISHED
7 HOURS AGO

SINGAPORE - A pair of drug traffickers who were originally scheduled to be hanged on Wednesday (Feb 16) were granted a respite by President Halimah Yacob, putting off their executions for an unstated length of time.

The stay came even as lawyers for Singaporean Roslan Bakar, 51, and Malaysian Pausi Jefridin, 37, filed a fresh court challenge against their death sentences after the Court of Appeal had dismissed two earlier last-ditch attempts in as many days. They were convicted in 2010.

The respite order was made under Article 22P(1) of the Constitution and Section 313(h) of the Criminal Procedure Code.

Article 22P(1) states that the president may, on the advice of the Cabinet, grant to any convicted offender any reprieve or respite, either indefinitely or for such period as the president may think fit, of the execution of any sentence pronounced on the offender.

Section 313(h) provides that the president may, before the court's warrant for the death sentence is carried out, order a respite of the execution of the warrant and afterwards appoint some other time or other place for its execution.

The respite granted by President Halimah does not amount to a pardon.

Lawyers for Roslan and Pausi had filed two eleventh-hour court applications, one after another, to stave off their executions.

The first application, asking the Court of Appeal to review its 2018 decision to uphold the pair's death sentences, was dismissed on Tuesday.

The second application, to start judicial review proceedings to declare that the death sentences were unconstitutional, was dismissed on Wednesday.

In both bids, lawyer Charles Yeo contended that Roslan and Pausi were intellectually disabled.

After both last-ditch efforts failed, another of their lawyers, Ms Violet Netto, filed a third application.

This latest application sought a declaration that the manner in which the death penalty is administered in Singapore was unconstitutional.

It was scheduled to be heard on Thursday but was adjourned to Feb 28, after Ms Netto produced a medical certificate that she was unwell.

Roslan and Pausi were charged with trafficking in not less than 96.07g of heroin on June 14, 2008.

On April 22, 2010, after a 15-day trial, they were convicted and sentenced to the then mandatory death penalty.

Over the years, they have unsuccessfully challenged their death sentences.

In June 2016, they applied to be given life imprisonment, arguing that they were suffering from an abnormality of mind.

A defence psychiatrist had assessed Pausi's IQ to be 67, while another psychiatrist assessed that Roslan has borderline intelligence.

But in a judgment on Nov 13, 2017, the High Court found that the men's conduct and their own testimonies showed that they were "functioning in ways no different from people with higher IQ level in relation to the drug offences".

The court noted that Roslan was the central figure in the drug transaction who orchestrated its moving parts, while Pausi was able to deliver the drugs from outside Singapore and participated in the operation with little difficulty.

 

[tanwahtiu]

John 14:2 Jesus calling need more cleaners for his father mansions....

 

[red amoeba]

It won’t help. Just go hang them and be done with it. I am not paying taxes to keep two low IQ m&ds alive.

 

[cowbellc]

It won’t help. Just go hang them and be done with it. I am not paying taxes to keep two low IQ m&ds alive.

Cheers. If there's no capital punishment, we'll see a flock of low level intellect used by drug lords to ship tons of pills over to our shores.
And we gonna bulit more prison, use more lands just to house them.

 

[syed putra]

Pausi has an IQ of 67, well below the average of 100.

How come IQ so high? m&d average 50.

Even with such low iq, he can make those with high iq delay the execution.

 

[Willamshakespear]

Hard drugs had been proven beyond reasonable doubt by Science which favors none, that it harms Humankind, more than WHATEVER excuses billionaire drug lords can pay quietly to political lobbies to enrich themselves. Some may claimed that equally cigarettes or alcohol is addictive, but addiction is NOT the scientific issue. Cigarettes or alcohol only TEMPORARILY ALTERS the mind, to relax & chill, & the next day, they are able to perform normally, as the great UK wartime leader had proven when confronted by a hypocrite madam on why he is drunk. His answer ' Madam, I am indeed drunk now & relived of stressed on my mind, but come tomorrow morning, I will be SOBER and you will still be ugly."

However, the same CANNOT be said the same for hard drugs. It is NOT just addictive, but ABSOLUTELY ALTERS the mind, & PERMANENTLY to the stage where one CANNOT perform as any other fellow Human to contribute to society. The insignificant nobody me had seen drug addicts performing great feats, such as carrying a piano alone to ten storeys while on drugs, but the moment the drug wears off, he lays almost dead, incapable of other duties, & got fired by managers whom knew of his addiction, but USED him for their own ends to earn a profit. Without a job, he turned to crime, to obtain more money, regardless if from helpless elderlies or even their own mothers, to get that temporary fix. It is NOT an isolated case, but only COMMON upon Humankind, from every nation on Earth.

Regardless if one is only a mere user of such drugs, mules or even the mastermind, EACH must PAY for the harm that they had done to vulnerable Humans. A user is often not just using the drug for him/herself, but CAPABLE of INFLUENCING others to the horrific dependence on such drugs which DESTROYS a Human's potential to life, through such MENTAL destruction. Humanity woke up to such realities, & thus HARSH measures were needed to deal with such drugs, a WAR on drugs instituted by the most powerful nation on Earth- US thru the Reagan Administration in the 80's till today until EACH drug leader ARE eliminated on Earth, not just for their harm, but also the POLITICAL finances & wealth they will acquire to twist & corrupt governance of Humankind to its regression & demise for their own personal greed.

Lawyers acting for defendants of such harmful activities to Humanity will do anything, find anything to save their client's lives. It is commendable, but against the backdrop of criminal drug lords running rampant, their gangsters rampaging & bullying Humans worldwide akin to barbaric days that once our ancestors lives in caves & jungles, their arguments will not hold up against the progress & evolution that Humanity needs, just to survive.

While low IQ can be acceptable, but then, what & who is truly with low IQ? What is the yardstick? The only true human with low IQ is the one who remains in a childlike stage - fed with milk & cared for daily, even wiping feces from their asses, NOT the one who is CAPABLE of following instructions by others. Drug traffickers are not stupid. They do not become a drug lord, commanding over others by being stupid.

IF low IQ can be acquitted for drug offenses, then think, MORE low IQ humans will be seduced to become drug mules, harming only MORE innocents, horrifically, whom may not have been born or properly nurtured since infant stage, for their crimes against Humankind to earn wealth & political influence, as well as being able to exonerate themselves for harm to anyone, fooling citizens & putting blame upon leaders instead. Thus, a stance by Humanity MUST be made. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH.

If the insignificant & nobody me was the public prosecutor, acting on behalf of Civilization, I would NOT seek the death sentence, but rather, life sentence without any parole or visitations by family, opportunity. Death would only be TOO MERCIFUL for the crimes the criminal & his masters had done to Humanity. Life daily facing 4 walls alone will the the GREATEST torture to a Human born with emotions. So who is being merciful - the ones calling for long life sentences OR the ones who sentenced him to a merciful death?

 

[mojito]

Hard drugs had been proven beyond reasonable doubt by Science which favors none, that it harms Humankind, more than WHATEVER excuses billionaire drug lords can pay quietly to political lobbies to enrich themselves. Some may claimed that equally cigarettes or alcohol is addictive, but addiction is NOT the scientific issue. Cigarettes or alcohol only TEMPORARILY ALTERS the mind, to relax & chill, & the next day, they are able to perform normally, as the great UK wartime leader had proven when confronted by a hypocrite madam on why he is drunk. His answer ' Madam, I am indeed drunk now & relived of stressed on my mind, but come tomorrow morning, I will be SOBER and you will still be ugly."

However, the same CANNOT be said the same for hard drugs. It is NOT just addictive, but ABSOLUTELY ALTERS the mind, & PERMANENTLY to the stage where one CANNOT perform as any other fellow Human to contribute to society. The insignificant nobody me had seen drug addicts performing great feats, such as carrying a piano alone to ten storeys while on drugs, but the moment the drug wears off, he lays almost dead, incapable of other duties, & got fired by managers whom knew of his addiction, but USED him for their own ends to earn a profit. Without a job, he turned to crime, to obtain more money, regardless if from helpless elderlies or even their own mothers, to get that temporary fix. It is NOT an isolated case, but only COMMON upon Humankind, from every nation on Earth.

Regardless if one is only a mere user of such drugs, mules or even the mastermind, EACH must PAY for the harm that they had done to vulnerable Humans. A user is often not just using the drug for him/herself, but CAPABLE of INFLUENCING others to the horrific dependence on such drugs which DESTROYS a Human's potential to life, through such MENTAL destruction. Humanity woke up to such realities, & thus HARSH measures were needed to deal with such drugs, a WAR on drugs instituted by the most powerful nation on Earth- US thru the Reagan Administration in the 80's till today until EACH drug leader ARE eliminated on Earth, not just for their harm, but also the POLITICAL finances & wealth they will acquire to twist & corrupt governance of Humankind to its regression & demise for their own personal greed.

Lawyers acting for defendants of such harmful activities to Humanity will do anything, find anything to save their client's lives. It is commendable, but against the backdrop of criminal drug lords running rampant, their gangsters rampaging & bullying Humans worldwide akin to barbaric days that once our ancestors lives in caves & jungles, their arguments will not hold up against the progress & evolution that Humanity needs, just to survive.

While low IQ can be acceptable, but then, what & who is truly with low IQ? What is the yardstick? The only true human with low IQ is the one who remains in a childlike stage - fed with milk & cared for daily, even wiping feces from their asses, NOT the one who is CAPABLE of following instructions by others. Drug traffickers are not stupid. They do not become a drug lord, commanding over others by being stupid.

IF low IQ can be acquitted for drug offenses, then think, MORE low IQ humans will be seduced to become drug mules, harming only MORE innocents, horrifically, whom may not have been born or properly nurtured since infant stage, for their crimes against Humankind to earn wealth & political influence, as well as being able to exonerate themselves for harm to anyone, fooling citizens & putting blame upon leaders instead. Thus, a stance by Humanity MUST be made. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH.

If the insignificant & nobody me was the public prosecutor, acting on behalf of Civilization, I would NOT seek the death sentence, but rather, life sentence without any parole or visitations by family, opportunity. Death would only be TOO MERCIFUL for the crimes the criminal & his masters had done to Humanity. Life daily facing 4 walls alone will the the GREATEST torture to a Human born with emotions. So who is being merciful - the ones calling for long life sentences OR the ones who sentenced him to a merciful death?

Your wall of text contains assertions that cannot be proved, and opinions which are the sole discretion of your self naturally. Fine to seek out others who hold same view as you do, it is after all a human thing to do. Another to justify your opinions on that basis I hope u r wise enough to understand.

Recreational drugs cause distortion, sometimes pleasurable (duh! Why else people take it) frequently addictive, but permanent impairment seems to be a myth you believed without evidence. Of course permanent damage to brain is possible in case of overdose, but so will downing a bottle of sleeping pills do damage to your liver.

Unchain your worthless life from the shackles of ignorance! Liberate your mind from the oppression of falsehood and propaganda. Start today!

 

[LexLuthor]

So you need to sit for IQ test in order to qualify as a drug mule, after which you will be exempted from capital punishment if you are caught.

 

[Willamshakespear]

Your wall of text contains assertions that cannot be proved, and opinions which are the sole discretion of your self naturally. Fine to seek out others who hold same view as you do, it is after all a human thing to do. Another to justify your opinions on that basis I hope u r wise enough to understand.

Recreational drugs cause distortion, sometimes pleasurable (duh! Why else people take it) frequently addictive, but permanent impairment seems to be a myth you believed without evidence. Of course permanent damage to brain is possible in case of overdose, but so will downing a bottle of sleeping pills do damage to your liver.

Unchain your worthless life from the shackles of ignorance! Liberate your mind from the oppression of falsehood and propaganda. Start today!

Opium, Heroin & its many derivatives do not cause permanent brain damage despite proven scientific evidences since the 60s? And according to your propaganda considered 'recreational drugs' which gives pleasure akin to playing golf, tennis, jogging, etc? Which World had your addled brain been shackled & living in?

For sure, most civilized Humans will not resort to crime or go against the Rule of Law that society upholds just for 'recreation'. Sadly, the same can't be said for drug addicts, whom will even kill innocents to feed their addiction, as proven by numerous crime reports worldwide. You only need to look with blinkers off at Mexico & see how the runaway drug culture had infected the nation's own potential, growth, security & societal living.

 

[red amoeba]

i am surprised that the court still entertain the ah neh's tactics of delaying and throwing everything in the law book. He was found guilty of a crime. Death penalty is printed in red on the immigration card. He has to pay.