SINGAPORE — More Singapore residents support the use of the death penalty for the most serious crimes, according to the findings of a 2023 Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) survey released on Thursday (Sept 19).
SINGAPORE — More Singapore residents support the use of the death penalty for the most serious crimes, according to the findings of a 2023 Ministry of Home Affairs survey released on Thursday .SINGAPORE — More Singapore residents support the use of the death penalty for the most serious crimes, according to the findings of a 2023 Ministry of Home Affairs survey released on Thursday .
About 68.7 per cent of the respondents in the latest survey agreed or strongly agreed the mandatory death penalty was appropriate as punishment for trafficking a significant amount of drugs, up from 65.6 per cent in 2021. “There is broad support from our population because we have been upfront and open about the rationale, circumstances and safeguards on the use of the death penalty,” said Mr Shanmugam.Respondents in the survey who did not agree that the mandatory death penalty was appropriate for these three crimes were further asked if the discretionary death penalty or life imprisonment would be the more appropriate punishment.
For intentional murder, 88.7 per cent agreed that some form of the death penalty was appropriate, slightly higher than 88.2 per cent in 2021.A survey company was appointed to conduct face-to-face interviews with about 2,000 Singapore residents, comprising citizens and permanent residents, aged 15 and above. About 86.7 per cent of the respondents were Singaporeans.
The ministry added that similar to the findings in 2021, the majority of respondents in the survey had confidence that Singapore’s criminal justice system would handle death penalty cases appropriately. Whether the mandatory death penalty was a strong deterrent against the most serious crimes in Singapore
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