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NGO questions Singapore's refusal to issue cert that could save M'sian from the gallows

Published on 5 Jul 2019 4:40:29 PM

Lawyers for Liberty adviser N. Surendran on Friday questioned the Attorney-General’s Chambers of Singapore for refusing to issue a Certificate of Substantive Assistance that will spare the life of P. Pannir Selvam, who was sentenced to death for drug trafficking in 2014.

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death sentence, drugs, law, n. surendran, pannir selvam, singapore

Lawyers for Liberty adviser N. Surendran on Friday questioned the Attorney-General’s Chambers of Singapore for refusing to issue a Certificate of Substantive Assistance that will spare the life of P. Pannir Selvam, who was sentenced to death for drug trafficking in 2014.

Keywords:
death sentence, drugs, law, n. surendran, pannir selvam, singapore

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