Edmund K. Coleman

[Edmund K. Coleman @edmundkcoleman]

We, The Citizens is an incredible newsletter and resource for information inre death-penalty matters in Singapore.

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Essentially, if a lawyer’s client is hanged — they themselves can be fined for 'wasting the court’s time'.

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Punitive ‘cost orders’ mean lawyers who defend death-row inmates in late-stage appeals can be forced to pay large sums to the prosecuting authority if their case is unsuccessful.

[Edmund K. Coleman @edmundkcoleman]

Punitive ‘cost orders’ mean lawyers who defend death-row inmates in late-stage appeals can be forced to pay large sums to the prosecuting authority if their case is unsuccessful.

[Edmund K. Coleman @edmundkcoleman]

In the call for moratorium, the UN cited an ‘alarming executions rate’, ‘discrimination against minorities’ and ‘fair trial concerns’ - namely cost orders.

[Edmund K. Coleman @edmundkcoleman]

In the call for moratorium, the UN cited an ‘alarming executions rate’, ‘discrimination against minorities’ and ‘fair trial concerns’ - namely cost orders.

[Edmund K. Coleman @edmundkcoleman]

Since the UN call for moratorium, at least one person has been executed in Singapore for cannabis related crimes.

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“We need to use our collective voices to let Singapore know that to be a true leader in the region they must halt the executions and step in line with the global trend to abolish the death penalty,” @sarakowal speaks at the Melbourne vigil for Tangaraju Suppiah.

[Edmund K. Coleman @edmundkcoleman]

Since the UN call for moratorium, at least one person has been executed in Singapore for cannabis related crimes.

https://t.co/WFVSLwZRUx