MHA said the government “does not target, silence and harass organisations and individuals simply for speaking out against the death penalty”.
New: You can now listen to articles.SINGAPORE: A Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act correction direction was issued to the Anti-Death Penalty Asia Network on Wednesday .
“In every one of the cases, the government had assessed that it was in the public interest to issue the correction directions as the false statements cast serious aspersions on the government and the criminal justice system, and could undermine public confidence in public institutions.”The ministry said an execution will only be scheduled when a prisoner has exhausted all rights of appeal and the clemency process in relation to his or her conviction and sentence.
“Azwan was accorded due legal process. At Azwan’s trial, the prosecution called witnesses to prove the trafficking charge, and presented Azwan’s statements recorded by officers from the Central Narcotics Bureau, where he admitted during investigations that all the drugs were meant for sale. However, even where the prosecution relies on this presumption, MHA said the prosecution still bears the legal burden of proving the material elements of the charge beyond a reasonable doubt.
The High Court found that Azwan’s claims at trial were contradicted by his detailed admissions in his statements to CNB officers.
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