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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