"This is something we’ve made clear in our human rights report and also something we’ve conveyed to the government of Singapore in our bilateral discussions," said State Department spokesman Mark Toner. Full story
U.S. State Department: Caning punishment in Singapore is "not appropriate"
APA, 22 Oct 2010
The U.S. State Department said on Thursday that caning in Singapore is "not an appropriate form of punishment" as an American citizen may face such penalty due to immigration violation in the Southeast Asian country, APA reports quoting Xinhua News Agency.
"This is something we’ve made clear in our human rights report and also something we’ve conveyed to the government of Singapore in our bilateral discussions," said State Department spokesman Mark Toner. Full story
"This is something we’ve made clear in our human rights report and also something we’ve conveyed to the government of Singapore in our bilateral discussions," said State Department spokesman Mark Toner. Full story
