Pannir Selvam Pranthaman, who was convicted in 2017 of importing 51.84g of heroin into Singapore and sentenced to the mandatory death penalty, was scheduled to be executed on Feb 20 before the Court of Appeal granted the stay to have his applications heard.
Criminal Procedure and Sentencing — Stay of execution
The High Court handed down a 44-month jail term to Jason Sim Chon Ang, following an appeal by the prosecution against his initial sentence.
Criminal Procedure and Sentencing — Criminal review
The Attorney-General’s Chambers released its statement hours after Pritam Singh was convicted of lying under oath to a parliamentary committee.
WP chief fined $7,000 for each of his two charges; judge says he 'wilfully' lied to Committee of Privileges; Elections Department confirmed that the sentence imposed on Singh does not reach the threshold to disqualify him as an MP.
This update provides an overview of the Protection from Scams Bill which will empower specified officers to issue a Restriction Order to banks to restrict the banking transactions of an individual, if there is reason to believe that the individual will make transactions to a scammer.
Discrepancies in evidence were central aspects of assertions underlying the charges.
Prosecutors had sought a jail term of 24 months for Barrie Lin Pengli, who they said committed one of the worst cases of animal cruelty in Singapore.
Criminal Procedure and Sentencing — Sentencing
Gilbert Oh Hin Kwan, 46, was sentenced to a week in jail by a district judge in May 2024, and the court found that the district judge was not wrong in finding that Oh’s culpability was high, and that a custodial term was justified.
This update looks at the scope and safeguards of the Protection from Scams Bill passed in Parliament on 7 January which will give the police powers to issue restriction orders to banks, which will then restrict the banking transactions of an individual’s accounts.
The National Anti-Violence and Sexual Harassment Helpline received about 11,600 calls in 2023.
The Singapore Prison Service said S. Iswaran has been assessed to be suitable for emplacement on the scheme.
The managing director of HPL faces two criminal charges in relation to dealings with former minister S Iswaran.
Ex-cop hanged for murders of father and son in botched robbery.
Judge says Nair showed disregard for the law as six-week prison sentence upheld.
Iskandar was sentenced on Dec 4, 2015, to hang, after he was convicted of the murders of Mr Tan Boon Sin, 67, and his elder son, Mr Tan Chee Heong, 42.