I don’t know, it must be the money, real good money to be made, otherwise I cannot fathom the stupidity and motivation behind drug trafficking in Singapore. Geeze, the entry form they make you fill on the airplanes, before landing in Singapore, clearly reads “The penalty for drug trafficking in Singapore is Death”… I suppose stupidity is also a capital crime in there. Well, tread carefully when there…
One of my favorite T-shirts, that I bought in Singapore, reads: “Born free, fined to death.” That should give you a clue…
VOA News – Canberra Rules Out Legal Move to Stop Singapore from Executing Australian Drug Trafficker
Prime Minister Howard says trying to force Singapore to have the case heard by the International Court of Justice – known as the ICJ – could damage Van Nguyen’s slim chances of avoiding the gallows.
Singapore, whose laws provide for a mandatory death sentence in serious drug cases, plans to hang the 25-year-old Vietnamese-born Australian in nine days.