Singapore executed a 45-year-old citizen on Friday (July 28) for drug trafficking which was the first execution of a woman by the city-state in nearly 20 years, officials stated. "The capital sentence of death imposed on Saridewi Binte Djamani was carried out on 28 July 2023," said the Central Narcotics Bureau, in a statement. The woman was convicted of trafficking "not less than 30.72 grams" of heroin, which is more than twice the volume that paves the way for the death penalty in Singapore.
    • wurzelgummidge@lemmy.worldEnglish
      293·
      2 years ago

      No they are not they use it for drug trafficking and murder cases. That doesn’t mean I approve of it, I deplore it.

      • Rikudou_SageAEnglish
        530·
        2 years ago

        They also jail people for chewing a gum, your argument is invalid.

        • R00bot@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
          223·
          2 years ago

          That’s not the death penalty and they didn’t make an argument. They were stating a fact.

          • Rikudou_SageAEnglish
            411·
            2 years ago

            That was half-joke, half-reminder of how fucked up the country is. But whatever.

            • R00bot@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
              41·
              2 years ago

              IMO as an outsider Singapore is less fucked up than America. It’s got some rough edges for sure though lol.

        • fetchezlavache@lemmy.worldEnglish
          71·
          2 years ago

          Not sure where you got this from, but this isn’t true. Chewing gum is NOT illegal in Singapore; you can keep them for your own consumption. You just cannot sell chewing gum in Singapore.