Human rights lawyer N Surendran says Law Minister K Shanmugam’s suggestion that Malaysia ‘arrest the traffickers’ before they enter Singapore is ‘silly talk for a Cabinet minister’.
In a series of tweets, Lawyers for Liberty adviser N Surendran said Shanmugam’s claim that the death penalty deterred drug trafficking was not only without basis but the minister had failed to provide any evidence to back his claim.“He then childishly suggests that Malaysia ‘arrest the traffickers’ before they enter Singapore. This is silly talk for a Cabinet minister.”
Earlier today, Shanmugam had said it was “not tenable” to make exceptions and stop the execution of Malaysian drug traffickers.Shanmugam also said some members in the Pakatan Harapan coalition were “ideologically opposed” to the death penalty.
Just stick to your case. Like it or not it is Singapore law.
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