S’pore court dismisses move by convicted M’sian drug trafficker to re-open his case


SINGAPORE: Singapore's Court of Appeal has dismissed a criminal motion by lawyers of a convicted Malaysian drug trafficker to set aside his death sentence and re-open his case in the High Court for a re-trial, given proposed changes to the mandatory death penalty for drug traffickers.

Local television Channel News Asia (CNA) reported Cheong Chun Yin was convicted in 2010 of trafficking in 2.7kg of heroin into the republic.

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