Singapore court rejects appeals by three men on death row
SINGAPORE: A Singapore court on Wednesday rejected appeals by three men sentenced to death for drugs offences despite criticism from the United Nations and rights campaigners.Roslan Bakar, a Singaporean, and Pausi Jefridin, from neighbouring Malaysia, were arrested in 2008 on drug trafficking charges and sentenced to death two years later.The appeal of Singaporean Rosman bin Abdullah was also dismissed.The city-state has some of the world’s toughest anti-narcotics laws and insists capital punishment remains an effective deterrent against crime…
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