My personal view is that drugs destroy families and lives. The trafficking of drugs is not a small matter, but mandatory death penalty sentences coupled with an uphill task to prove reasonable doubt for innocence is a dicey combination.
Will we see the day where a moratorium (suspension) of all death penalty sentences will be enacted in Singapore?
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22 March 2011
The Singapore Anti-Death Penalty Campaign (SADPC) wishes to express our utmost disappontment at Shah Alam High Court's decision to sentence Noor Atiqah M. Lasim to death for drug trafficking.
Noor Atiqah, a 27 year old single mother of a 6 year old girl from Singapore, was found in possession of 342.1 grammes of heroin and 30.3 grammes of monoacethyl morphine at the Low Cost Carrier Terminal (LCCT) on Jan 5, 2009. According to her statement as reported by the media, she claimed that the bag containing the drugs did not belong to her.
We will like to reiterate our stand against the use of the death penalty as a punishment against crimes. We implore the High Court of Shah Alam to look into this matter again, especially so when the result of the sentencing will be irreversible, leaving a young child without her mother.
Thank you.
Rachel Zeng,
Singapore Anti-Death Penalty Campaign (SADPC)
March 18, 2011 14:14 PM
Death For Singaporean Single Mother For Drug Trafficking
SHAH ALAM, March 18 (Bernama) -- The Shah Alam High Court today sentenced a Singaporean single mother to death for trafficking in drugs at the Low Cost Carrier Terminal (LCCT), two years ago.
Judge Noor Azian Shaari delivered the sentence on Noor Atiqah M. Lasim, 27, after the defence failed to establish reasonable doubt on the charge under Section 39B (2) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952.
The accused, who worked as a legal assistant in the republic, was alleged to have trafficked in 342.1 grammes of heroin and 30.3 grammes of monoacethyl morphine at the LCCT on Jan 5, 2009.
When delivering the decision, Noor Azian said the prosecution had proven a prima facie case against Noor Atiqah.
After evaluation of the facts and statement, the court found the accused had custody and control of the drugs and called for her defence.
According to Noor Azian, the defendant's statement that the bag containing the drugs belonged to another person was difficult to believe and unreasonable.
Noor Atiqah, mother of a six-year-old girl, was represented by counsel Mohaji Selamat while Wan Zuraida Wan Nawan was deputy public prosecutor.
-- BERNAMA
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