27 May 2019 - The Online Citizen

Current Affairs5 years ago

ST journalist: 62.5% of younger S’poreans say FTs contribute to SG’s development

Straits Times Journalist Adrian Lim wrote an opinion piece today saying that “foreign talents” working in Singapore do help fuel a “bustling economy” in Singapore (‘Foreign...
Court Cases5 years ago

KL High Court orders former Malaysian PM Najib Razak’s wife Rosmah Mansor to declare assets

Former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak’s wife Rosmah Mansor will be required to make a declaration of her assets after failing to do so following a...
Court Cases5 years ago

District judge found to have plagiarised Prosecution’s submissions in written judgment for drug consumption trial

A district judge was found to have substantially plagiarised a huge portion of the Prosecution’s closing submissions, in his written grounds of decision ruling against an...
Current Affairs5 years ago

马籍精神障碍毒骡维持死刑原判，人权律师疾呼违国际法将申诉

即便曾遭医师判断有精神疾病和智力障碍，最高法院上诉庭今日仍维持30岁马来西亚籍毒骡的死刑原判。今日，人权律师M·拉維于个人脸书揭露，马籍毒品走私者纳嘉（Nagaenthran s/o K Dharmalingam）以精神异常为由入禀法庭，申请免除死刑处决，但却遭驳回。 “根据囚犯的精神科医师表示，纳嘉患有精神疾病或智能障碍，若能以此说服法庭，他可能无需遭处决。”拉維说道。他续指，“只可惜，法庭选择相信心理卫生学院（IMH）的精神科医师，判定纳嘉的精神状况并无异常。然而，检方与最高法院均认为他仅患有轻度智能障碍。” 他引述了英国人权组织Reprieve，针对处决精神疾患者或智能障碍者的观点，指不论国际法或一些国家的法律，已禁止处死精神疾患者或智能障碍者。他也指出，在纳嘉的上诉中，来自公家机关的医疗专家证供并未作出进一步的独立检查，而是仅透过囚犯的精神科医师提供的意见，作出观察。他强调，类似的做法就如同在裁決上鑽漏洞，是一桩无法接受的刑事审判，而最高法院的裁决亦违反国际法规准则的公平审判权。因此，拉维表示他也打算草拟备忘录提呈马来西亚政府，基于违反国际法，以及纳嘉个案中违反公平审讯的其他事项，呼吁该国政府向国际法庭申诉。新加坡反对死刑运动 (SADPC) 也向国际协会寻求协助，拯救纳嘉。有限条件下毒骡可免死刑 2009年4月，纳嘉把42.72克的海洛因绑在大腿，企图通过兀兰关卡入境我国，结果被逮捕。他在2010年11月被判死刑。随后他提出上诉，要求法庭根据修正后的“滥用毒品法令”重新下判，惟申请遭上诉庭在2011年7月遭驳回。当时主审法官陈成安在重审判决中裁定，毫无疑问，纳嘉只是一名毒骡（drug mule)。毒骡（drug mule)指偷运毒品的人，他们并不是真正的毒贩，而只是运输毒品的“工具”。 2013年，我国毒品条例进行修正，在有限情况下，允许毒骡逃过死刑，如囚犯提供实质性的援助、或运毒期间患有心智障碍者，均免于死刑。纳嘉除了提出二审上诉以外，另与其他三名，一同向最高法院申请暂缓死刑。他们皆提供检方拘捕毒贩的实质性援助，基于新修法条，若判处死刑是有违宪法的。该上诉在2016年12月也遭最高法院驳回。陈成安也对其余罪犯进行二审聆讯，陆续在2017年9月与2018年5月遭驳回。今年1月，包括大法官梅达顺等五司聆听了纳嘉的上诉，并保留判决。而在今日的裁决中，梅达顺指纳嘉在供证和事件记录上不一致，使得后者以精神异常为辩护失效。法官称精神疾病之说缺说服力，故宣判驳回上诉...
Current Affairs5 years ago

ESM Goh says the ruling party should have 75-80% majority in Parliament to allow for long-term planning

Speaking to Chinese daily Lianhe Zaobao as reported by Straits Times, ahead of the launch of the Chinese-language edition of his book, Tall Order: The Goh...
Court Cases5 years ago

Malaysian drug mule Nagaenthran’s death sentence “a clear violation of international law” due to his mental illness or intellectual disability: Human rights lawyer M Ravi

The Court of Appeal’s decision to convict 30-year-old Nagaenthran s/o K Dharmalingam and to subsequently place him on death row is “a clear violation of international...
Transport5 years ago

Train delays along NSL and CCL on Sunday morning due to power faults

Train service was disrupted on Sunday morning (26 May), twice along the North South Line (NSL), and once along the Circle Line (CCL). According to the...
Media5 years ago

Australian-American comedian holds Singapore as a parable to the US, illustrates that the choice between freedom and security is a false one

America’s late-night talk and news satire TV show The Jim Jefferies Show hosted by comedian Jim Jefferies dropped by Singapore recently to talk about freedoms in...
Court Cases5 years ago

Drug trafficker loses final court battle against death penalty

The Court of Appeal has thrown out two final appeals by a Malaysian drug trafficker against his death sentence for drug trafficking on Monday (27 May),...
Court Cases5 years ago

Nigerian on death row acquitted of drug trafficking by Court of Appeal

36-year-old Adili Chibuike Ejike, who was condemned to death 2 years ago for being found guilty of importing methamphetamine into Singapore, was cleared of the drug...

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ST journalist: 62.5% of younger S’poreans say FTs contribute to SG’s development

KL High Court orders former Malaysian PM Najib Razak’s wife Rosmah Mansor to declare assets

District judge found to have plagiarised Prosecution’s submissions in written judgment for drug consumption trial

马籍精神障碍毒骡维持死刑原判，人权律师疾呼违国际法将申诉

ESM Goh says the ruling party should have 75-80% majority in Parliament to allow for long-term planning

Malaysian drug mule Nagaenthran’s death sentence “a clear violation of international law” due to his mental illness or intellectual disability: Human rights lawyer M Ravi

Train delays along NSL and CCL on Sunday morning due to power faults

Australian-American comedian holds Singapore as a parable to the US, illustrates that the choice between freedom and security is a false one

Drug trafficker loses final court battle against death penalty

Nigerian on death row acquitted of drug trafficking by Court of Appeal

Singapore woman’s suicide amidst legal battle raises concerns over legal system

India PM Narendra Modi meets with PM Lawrence Wong; Four MoUs signed

Singaporean voters and the ‘Battered Wife Syndrome’

PAP MPs attack WP Gerald Giam in Parliament over NTUC independence from ruling party

Minister Shanmugam rejects request for detailed information on visa-free visitor offences: Cites bilateral considerations

PAP adopts SDP policies after criticizing them: Dr Chee urges Singaporeans to see through tactics

NTU stall food prices questioned after parent pays S$6.30 for meal

CIVICUS Monitor labels Singapore as ‘repressed’ for crackdown on civic freedoms

Leong Mun Wai questions why NTUC leaders often come from the ruling party

Shanmugam confirms Amir Hamza’s visa photo submitted, cites gaps in watchlist cross-checks