‘This is a war’: Government to continue strong stance on drug traffickers, death penalty remains

Singapore is waging a war against drugs, and thousands will suffer if the country does not put up a fight or loses the war, said Minister for Home Affairs K. Shanmugam in Parliament on May 8. He said that Singapore will not remove the death penalty as it is an important weapon in the war against drugs, and is an effective deterrent for drug trafficking. Read more here: str.sg/5gGq
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[@張小千-o8r]

No mercy for people playing with drugs

[@keltay8162]

Another issue for policy and lawmakers to look into are scammers / money launderers. Take consideration into making the punishment for these criminals even harsher.

[@JojoJoget]

So where’s this evidence?

[@gokugrdfghdfrhgd]

there's a reason why the number keep increasing, the war on drugs never been successful throughout the history.

[@euan7166]

Scotland's population - 5.4 million Drug-related deaths in Scotland in 2020 - 1339 Singapore's population - 5.6 million Drug-related deaths in Singapore in 2020 - 19

[@qdgnd]

@@euan7166 There are so many other factors to consider, and those statistics might not even be accurate

[@mrtienphysics666]

Germany has just legalized cannabis.

[@tailsorange2872]

Don't care.

[@Kelvinjubalee5]

That's Germany's problem. Why make a comment here?

[@mrtienphysics666]

@@Kelvinjubalee5 If drug is so harmful, why does Germany legalize it?

[@tailsorange2872]

@@mrtienphysics666 Is Singapore a sovereign country? If yes, what Germany did doesn't matter in Singapore. If you like them so much, go and stay there.

[@mrtienphysics666]

@@tailsorange2872 It does matter. Time has changed, society norms have changed worldwide. You don't want to be a hermit state. Other countries will find you weird and archaic.

[@qdgnd]

hypocritical minister

[@jeneuweenlaf948]

Hope the scourge of drugs will never touch the lives of our young people. Our young people need to be instilled with a purpose for their lives and self-belief and self-acceptance so that they never turn to drugs to get relief. Addictions are more of a psychological dependence and escapism from the unhappiness and frustration of their own lives.

[@hiroyukishinichi9873]

All the more we need to have these tough laws against drug traffickers

[@JovenAlbarida]

Singapore is a real government, to their people, becuz of that they have few weak minded people who do drugs or sell drugs, and the outcome is strong economy and safety of families

[@ellefc]

Yong vui kong escaped death penalty

[@Poochadragon123]

4:00 person in background: I have listened to this 10000x before 😂

[@MayanMe365]

Stepping up further Education on drugs is also paramount on this issue

[@stealthone7916]

Keep fighting!!!👍

[@WJHallyuLover8365]

I also agree with the death penalty for murder and drug trafficking. I remember this drug trafficker Roshdi Abdullah Altway who murdered a CNB officer (reportedly named Inspector Rajab Mohamed) in 1994 but because of his claims of self defence, his original death sentence was reduced to ten years in jail after his appeal. And now he is again sentenced to death in 2020, it goes to show some offenders truly cannot be rehabilitated unlike those willing to make good use of their second or last chances. Imagine if anyone out there gonna ask to let him live Ps: as of the time of writing on 9 May 2024, Roshdi is still on death row at Changi Prison. He already lost his appeal in 2021 and is probably waiting to be hanged on a date which God knows when

[@JackyMan22]

Mexican Cartel people. The Cartel is the upper class syndicate.

[@qdgnd]

According to Amnesty International, the use of the death penalty for drug-related offences is unlawful under international human rights law and standards. It frequently violates international safeguards and restrictions established to prevent the arbitrary deprivation of life. It disproportionately affects groups that are already marginalized, deepening existing structural socio-economic inequalities, stigmatization and discrimination. Yet more than 30 countries still retain it in their laws and hundreds of drug related executions are carried out every year in the name of the so-called “war on drugs”.

[@cathhl2440]

🥱 Singapore’s quite a rebel then.

[@qdgnd]

​@@cathhl2440A rebel who does not believe in personal freedom or human rights

[@chronotee]

​@@qdgndfreedom to consume drugs right? You got the right to consume just you need to face the consequences..m

[@verycursedplane6557]

Amnesty is a NGO lol and there is no international law that exists that says that. International Law is defined as a set of rules countries are legally bonded to follow…but all human rights laws are not legally binding and in fact the only agency in this world that has legal enforcement power is the security council.

[@verycursedplane6557]

@@qdgndSingapore doesn’t belong to the colonialism mindset of Europeans who think now they still control Asian countries.

[@lecherhao86]

Something is wrong with the world especially the leaders. We know wars kill life. It's wrong. And yet they happen. We know drugs kill life. It's wrong. And get the rules are lax in countries. Where's the moral courage to stand up against them? So when other countries are pretty useless, we Singapore should stand firm. And who says there's decrease in support for death penalty against drug trafficking.

[@martinmisty866]

People can spend years on death row, not knowing when their time is up, or whether they will see their families one last time.

[@Ramy-ql3tr]

Then I hope their time in prison are shortened.

[@oyu7505]

@martin, what do u suggest we do？Free them？

[@deschan2246]

Ridout

[@martinmisty866]

It does not deter crime

[@PomPonn-f2i]

😢

[@simplechronology2605]

Seems to work just fine in Singapore, which remains free of many of the social problems drugs have caused in more lenient countries.

[@SuperSaiyan-g7t]

There is strong support for death penalty reflected in the polls so if you are not happy with this outcome feel free to leave the country

[@Ramy-ql3tr]

It does.

[@EasternKalogeros]

You can move out ....

[@martinmisty866]

Countries who execute commonly cite the death penalty as a way to deter people from committing crime. This claim has been repeatedly discredited, and there is no evidence that the death penalty is any more effective in reducing crime than life imprisonment.

[@ImperialArmour]

Life imprisonment requires tax funding to keep the criminal alive.

[@SuperSaiyan-g7t]

There is no evidence too on your bias opinion nor fact Show the list of countries instead of spamming comments trying to achieve your agenda?

[@stealthone7916]

Then what's your suggestion to deter trafficking?

[@Ramy-ql3tr]

Just look at US, most states has no death penalties. Smugglers come out of prison, back to ruin society. Look at their streets. You like walking down those streets eh?

[@tankman20064]

No money to feed😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@hiroyukishinichi9873]