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Ministry spokesperson insists on legality of capital punishment.
by May Wong
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/178977/1/.html
SINGAPORE
Singapore maintains it is a sovereign right of its
criminal justice system to decide whether to have
capital punishment within country's borders.
A Foreign Affairs Ministry spokesperson was
responding to a statement issued by UN human rights
expert Philip Alston who said that the execution of
Nguyen Tuong Van, a convicted Australian drug
trafficker, violated international legal standards.
"Mr Nguyen was tried and convicted in an entirely
open, fair and transparent manner, according to
due process of law, as has been acknowledged
by the Australian Government," the spokesperson
said in a statement. Therefore, he said, this case
doesn't fall within Mr Alston's mandate. The ministry
said it regrets that Mr Alston has attempted to
mislead the public. It said Singapore had previously
protested Mr Alston's abuse of his office and will
continue to do so as necessary.
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