SINGAPORE (ANN): Singapore has the sovereign right to use the death penalty against drug offenders and expects other countries to respect its laws, said the Republic's Law and Home Affairs Ministries in a joint statement on Friday (Nov 22).
The ministries were replying to a statement by Malaysian Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Liew Vui Keong, who had noted with"grave concern" the execution of a Malaysian citizen for drug offences in Singapore.
He had trafficked pure heroin enough to feed the addiction of nearly 200 abusers for a week, the Ministry of Home Affairs and Ministry of Law said. He was accorded full due process under the law, and was represented by legal counsel throughout the process, they added. "Malaysia can help in the common fight against drugs by aggressively rooting out the drug kingpins in Malaysia who send drug traffickers from Malaysia to Singapore," the ministries said, adding that Malaysia can also take"serious steps" to prevent people from being recruited for drug trafficking and from crossing into Singapore.
The two ministries also said that Malaysia's government has previously said that it respected the rule of law and due process of Singapore, commenting on a similar case.
Malaysia Latest News, Malaysia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Malaysian executed by Singapore for drug traffickingPETALING JAYA: A 36-year-old Malaysian man convicted of drug trafficking in Singapore was executed in Changi prison on Friday (Nov 22).
Read more »
Malaysian convicted of drug trafficking hanged in SingaporeSINGAPORE: A Malaysian, Abd Helmi Ab Halim, was hanged today at Changi Prison after having been convicted of drug trafficking in 2017. The execution w...
Read more »
Malaysian executed in Singapore for drug traffickingNSTnation: Abd Helmi, who was 36, was arrested on April 9, 2015, and was sentenced to death for trafficking 16.56g of diamorphine on March 24, 2017.
Read more »
Malaysian convicted of drug trafficking hanged in Singapore | The Malaysian InsightState goes ahead with execution after rejecting plea for clemency.
Read more »
Singapore hangs Malaysian convicted of drug traffickingAbd Helmi was convicted of drug trafficking in 2017 and his clemency plea was rejected in July this year.
Read more »
Liew Vui Keong appeals to Singapore for mercy over pending execution | The Malaysian InsightLiew Vui Keong appeals to Singapore for mercy over pending execution
Read more »