Surname strongly condemn This week’s execution of Tangaraju s/o Suppiah, who was convicted of conspiring to transport cannabis from Malaysia to the country in 2013.
Fear of fair trial
Mr. Suppiah, 46, a Tamil from Singapore, was hanged on Tuesday despite claims he was not fully informed during police interrogations.
“The death penalty can only be carried out after a legal process with any safeguards that can guarantee a fair trialincluding legal representation at all stages of the proceedings and necessary interpretation in all proceedings,” the experts said.
The execution rate is alarming
They added that the rate of enforcement notices for drug-related crimes in Singapore was “very alarming”.
Mr. Suppiah is said to be 12lame pants who will be hanged as of March 2022, according to the United Nations human rights office, OHCHR, which urged The government did not proceed with his execution, citing concerns about due process and respect for guarantees of a fair trial.
UN experts say countries that have not yet abolished the death penalty can only apply the death penalty for the most serious crimes.
“Under international law, only extremely serious crimes involving intentional homicide can be considered ‘most serious’. drug crime clear does not meet this threshold,” they argued.
Discrimination against minorities
Rights experts also expressed concern about discriminatory treatment of people from minorities, such as Mr. Suppiah, as well as reports of retaliation against their lawyers.
Mr Suppiah was convicted under Singapore law, which makes the death penalty mandatory for a number of crimes, including drug-related offenses. Experts say sentencing law mandates removal of judge of optional consider individual cases, contexts and circumstances.
“We reiterate that the compulsory application of the death penalty constitutes arbitrary deprivation of life, as it is imposed without regard to the individual circumstances of the accused or the circumstances of the offence. specific crime,” they said.
About UN experts
Nine experts monitor and report on issues such as extrajudicial, summary and arbitrary executions; arbitrary detention, and minority rights.
They serve on a voluntary basis and are independent of any Government or organization.
They are not employees of the United Nations and do not receive remuneration for their work.
