Singapore slammed for 'cruel' Zoom death sentence

Human Rights Watch's deputy Asia director Phil Robertson. - The Star/ANN

SINGAPORE (AFP): Singapore was criticised for being "cruel and inhumane" Wednesday (May 20) after a death sentence was handed down via video-conferencing platform Zoom.

Malaysian drug trafficker Punithan Genasan was on Friday sentenced to hang in a hearing conducted remotely due to restrictions in place to combat the spread of the coronavirus, court officials said.

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