Singapore 2002
Death penalty and prisoners' rights · Archive since 1999
News on Singapore in 2002
- DECEMBER 20, 2002SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
Norazmi Bin Morsit and Abdul Malik Bin Abdul Jamil...
Norazmi Bin Morsit and Abdul Malik Bin Abdul Jamil were hanged for drug trafficking
- DECEMBER 13, 2002SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
Anthony Ler was hanged at dawn on in Changi Prison
Anthony Ler was hanged at dawn on in Changi Prison
- DECEMBER 13, 2002SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
Anthony Ler was hanged at dawn in Changi Prison
Anthony Ler was hanged at dawn in Changi Prison
- NOVEMBER 15, 2002SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
Magistrate Lisa Hannan has ordered the extradition...
Magistrate Lisa Hannan has ordered the extradition to Singapore of a British businessman, Michael McCrea, accused of a grisly double murder and ordered him to remain in custody pending receipt of a Singaporean surrender warrant
- OCTOBER 25, 2002SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
Wan Kamil Mohamed Shafian, Ibrahim Mohamed and Rosli...
Wan Kamil Mohamed Shafian, Ibrahim Mohamed and Rosli Ahmat were hanged
- OCTOBER 25, 2002SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
Syed Abdul Mutalip and Roetikno Shariff were hanged...
Syed Abdul Mutalip and Roetikno Shariff were hanged for drug trafficking
- OCTOBER 25, 2002SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
Wan Kamil Mohamed Shafian, Ibrahim Mohamed and Rosli...
Wan Kamil Mohamed Shafian, Ibrahim Mohamed and Rosli Ahmat were hanged on October 25, 2002
- SEPTEMBER 23, 2002SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
An Indonesian maid, identified as Sundarti Supriyanto,...
An Indonesian maid, identified as Sundarti Supriyanto, 23, from the East Java district of Magetan, is facing the death penalty in Singapore on charges of murdering two Singaporeans and committing arson in the island state
- AUGUST 8, 2002SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
Singapore has promised Australia it will not hang a...
Singapore has promised Australia it will not hang a British businessman if he is extradited to the city state and convicted of a grisly double murder
- AUGUST 7, 2002SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
A British businessman and his Singaporean assistant...
A British businessman and his Singaporean assistant wanted in Singapore in connection with a grisly double murder intend to fight extradition from Australia
- JUNE 30, 2002SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
A new anti-drugs book, offers a rare glimpse of the...
A new anti-drugs book, offers a rare glimpse of the chilling end awaiting drug dealers
- JUNE 24, 2002SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
Scot businessman Michael McCrae, 44, is wanted by authorities...
Scot businessman Michael McCrae, 44, is wanted by authorities in Singapore after the bodies of his chauffeur and a mystery woman were found in a luxury car
- JUNE 21, 2002SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
A young German woman was sentenced to five years in...
A young German woman was sentenced to five years in a Singapore jail after pleading guilty to three drug charges
- APRIL 12, 2002SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
Capital punishment in Singapore has long been shrouded...
Capital punishment in Singapore has long been shrouded in silence, with little public debate about the issue and even less information on how the process is carried out
- APRIL 1, 2002SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
Manager Chng Teo Heng, 45, businesswoman Agnes Ng Lei...
Manager Chng Teo Heng, 45, businesswoman Agnes Ng Lei Eng, 52, and freelance painter Ng Soon Teck, 44, were given life sentences for the August 2001 kidnapping for ransom of wealthy businessman Tay Teng Joo, 33In sentencing them to life imprisonment, High
- MARCH 28, 2002SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
A 22-year-old German woman escaped the gallows after...
A 22-year-old German woman escaped the gallows after a Singapore court reduced the drug trafficking charge against her
- MARCH 15, 2002SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
A 23-year-old German student faces the death penalty...
A 23-year-old German student faces the death penalty after Singapore charged her with trafficking controlled drugs in the city state
- MARCH 4, 2002SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
The huge crowds which filled the courtroom during Anthony...
The huge crowds which filled the courtroom during Anthony Ler's murder trial were noticeably absent during his appeal
- FEBRUARY 27, 2002SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
A remand prisoner held his cellmate in an arm lock...
A remand prisoner held his cellmate in an arm lock and then smothered him because the youth had messed up their cell and refused to clean it up
- FEBRUARY 25, 2002SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
A Singapore court sentenced two Thai men to hang for...
A Singapore court sentenced two Thai men to hang for a gangland-style killing of a countryman who ran a vice den, court documents showed
- FEBRUARY 21, 2002SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
A Thai man facing the death sentence for murdering...
A Thai man facing the death sentence for murdering a taxi driver in Singapore has little chance of avoiding execution, a senior labour official said
- FEBRUARY 18, 2002SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
Two men who were sentenced to hang for stabbing a cabby...
Two men who were sentenced to hang for stabbing a cabby to death with a bayonet in August 2001 had their appeals dismissed by the Court of Appeal
- FEBRUARY 15, 2002SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
A Thai worker who murdered a taxi driver in Singapore...
A Thai worker who murdered a taxi driver in Singapore and stole his valuables is scheduled for execution on March 6
- JANUARY 17, 2002SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
A 33-year-old Singaporean was sentenced to death by...
A 33-year-old Singaporean was sentenced to death by the High Court in Penang for trafficking in 801
- JANUARY 1, 2002SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
Singapore takes a hard line on all illegal drugs, handing...
Singapore takes a hard line on all illegal drugs, handing out stiff sentences for possession and mandating the death penalty for trafficking in 15 grams or more of heroin, 30 grams of cocaine or 500 grams of cannabis
- JANUARY 1, 2002SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
Six death-row inmates have had their death sentences...
Six death-row inmates have had their death sentences commuted to life imprisonment since Singapore became independent in 1965
- JANUARY 1, 2002SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
Possession of a gun outside a gun club carries the...
Possession of a gun outside a gun club carries the death penalty
- JANUARY 1, 2002SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
To wage its war more effectively on drugs Singapore's...
To wage its war more effectively on drugs Singapore's highest court ruled that the act of helping dealers pack heroin into smaller sachets for sale is as bad as selling the drug
- JANUARY 1, 2002SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
Capital crimes are: murder, treason, offenses against...
Capital crimes are: murder, treason, offenses against the President, illegal possession of arms, kidnapping and causing an innocent person to be executed by bearing false witness
- JANUARY 1, 2002SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
According to recent government statistics, Singapore...
According to recent government statistics, Singapore has one of the highest execution rates in proportion to population in the world