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: Singapore on Wednesday executed a a 46-year-old man convicted of trafficking one kilogramme of cannabis, in a move condemned by rights advocates.
“The many flaws in the case... to the lack of disclosure of key evidence from the prosecution, as well as the continued reliance on the mandatory death penalty renders this execution arbitrary under international human rights law,“ Amnesty International’s deputy regional director, Ming Yu Hah, said in a statement.
“We have concerns around due process and respect for fair trial guarantees,“ OHCHR spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani said in a statement.
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