Yahoo! News Singapore, 28 Aug 2012Former Attorney-General Walter Woon has explained that the discretion in handing down a mandatory death penalty can become “warped” given the burden on prosecutors to decide charges.
Noting that people have to be more informed about the prosecutorial and judicial process in Singapore to have a meaningful discussion of the penalty, Woon, at a public consultation on the issue on Monday, pointed out some flaws in determining mandatory sentences. Full story
