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20-09-2024, 07:20 AM
Wong Shiying and Andrew Wong
Updated Sep 19, 2024, 07:22 PM
SINGAPORE – More Singapore residents agreed with the use of the death penalty for the most serious crimes here, such as murder, trafficking large amounts of drugs, and firearm offences.
Over three-quarters of respondents, or 77.4 per cent, in the 2023 survey commissioned by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said they strongly agreed or agreed with this statement.
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For murder, 85 per cent of respondents strongly agreed or agreed the mandatory death penalty was an appropriate punishment. This was a 4.5 percentage point increase from the 80.5 per cent in 2021.
For firearm offences, this figure was 74.3 per cent in the 2023 survey, compared with 71.1 per cent in 2021.
For trafficking a significant amount of drugs, this figure was 68.7 per cent in 2023, compared with 65.6 per cent in 2021.
Of those who did not agree with the mandatory death penalty, 21.8 per cent preferred the discretionary death penalty, while 56.1 per cent of them chose life imprisonment. The remainder said they did not know.
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more respondents agreed the death penalty was an effective deterrent against the most serious crimes.
For drug trafficking, 87.9 per cent agreed with the statement, compared with 83.2 per cent in the 2021 survey.
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/m...20%20years.
Updated Sep 19, 2024, 07:22 PM
SINGAPORE – More Singapore residents agreed with the use of the death penalty for the most serious crimes here, such as murder, trafficking large amounts of drugs, and firearm offences.
Over three-quarters of respondents, or 77.4 per cent, in the 2023 survey commissioned by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said they strongly agreed or agreed with this statement.
......
For murder, 85 per cent of respondents strongly agreed or agreed the mandatory death penalty was an appropriate punishment. This was a 4.5 percentage point increase from the 80.5 per cent in 2021.
For firearm offences, this figure was 74.3 per cent in the 2023 survey, compared with 71.1 per cent in 2021.
For trafficking a significant amount of drugs, this figure was 68.7 per cent in 2023, compared with 65.6 per cent in 2021.
Of those who did not agree with the mandatory death penalty, 21.8 per cent preferred the discretionary death penalty, while 56.1 per cent of them chose life imprisonment. The remainder said they did not know.
......
more respondents agreed the death penalty was an effective deterrent against the most serious crimes.
For drug trafficking, 87.9 per cent agreed with the statement, compared with 83.2 per cent in the 2021 survey.
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/m...20%20years.
