In this episode of the 39A Podcast, Neetika Vishwanath is in conversation with Kirsten Han, journalist and anti-depth penalty activist based in Singapore. In the backdrop of an alarming rate of executions in Singapore in 2022, Kirsten gives the listeners a first-hand account. The Podcast discusses the anti-drug trafficking law in Singapore, the 2012 amendment and its problematic implementation, discriminatory use of the death penalty, and hefty fines on death penalty lawyers. Kirsten also reflects on Singaporean government’s unverified assumption that the death penalty deters the use of drugs.

The Mandatory Death Penalty for Drug-Trafficking in Singapore: Effective or Excessive?

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The Mandatory Death Penalty for Drug-Trafficking in Singapore: Effective or Excessive?

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