Does Singapore have one rule for locals caught with drugs and another for wealthy foreigners? Why was Australian Nguyen Van Tuong hanged in 2005 while others escaped the noose? And why will the Lion City never hang another Filipina maid? Singapore has one of the highest execution rates per capita in the world. Its government claims that only the death penalty can deter drug dealers from using their country as a transport hub.but this hard-hitting investigation reveals disturbing truths about how and when the death penalty ...
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Does Singapore have one rule for locals caught with drugs and another for wealthy foreigners? Why was Australian Nguyen Van Tuong hanged in 2005 while others escaped the noose? And why will the Lion City never hang another Filipina maid? Singapore has one of the highest execution rates per capita in the world. Its government claims that only the death penalty can deter drug dealers from using their country as a transport hub.but this hard-hitting investigation reveals disturbing truths about how and when the death penalty is applied. Including in-depth interviews with Darshan Singh.Singapore's chief executioner for nearly fifty years.and chilling accounts of high-profile cases, this is an horrific expos. of the gross abuse of human rights. When this book was first published in Asia in July 2010, UK journalist Alan Shadrake was arrested and tried, then sentenced to jail.for daring to put the Singapore justice system in the dock. This revised and updated edition covers Shadrake's arrest, and his ongoing campaign against the death penalty as he prepares for his appeal.
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Add this copy of Once a Jolly Hangman: Singapore Justice in the Dock to cart. $100.00, very good condition, Sold by Masalai Press rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Oakland, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2010 by Strategic Information and Research Development.
Edition:
2010, Strategic Information and Research Development
Publisher:
Strategic Information and Research Development
Published:
2010
Language:
English
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13465901844
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Very good. 219 p. Includes illustrations. "Over the past few decades, investigative journalism has come to mean the kind of brave reporting that exposes injustice, wrongdoing and, above all, the abuse of power. Alan Shadrake s hard-hitting new book cuts through the façade of official silence to reveal disturbing truths about Singapore s use of the death penalty. From in-depth interviews with Darshan Singh, Singapore s chief executioner for nearly fifty years, to meticulously researched accounts of numerous high profile cases, Once a Jolly Hangman reveals the cruelty and imprudence of an entire judicial system. At the same time he displays a touching empathy with the anguish of the victims and their families. This important book should be required reading for human rights activists everywhere. Alan Shadrake s book, Once a Jolly Hangman, is a timely contribution to growing criticism of Singapore s shameful use of the death penalty."--Margaret John, Amnesty International Canada
Add this copy of Once a Jolly Hangman: Singapore Justice in the Dock to cart. $163.21, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2010 by Strategic Information and Rese.
