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Unveiling Singapore’s Death Penalty Discourse: A Critical Analysis of Public Opinion and Deterrent Claims

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While Singapore’s Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) maintains a firm stance on the effectiveness of the death penalty in managing drug trafficking in Singapore, the article presents evidence suggesting that the methodologies and interpretations of these studies might not be as substantial as portrayed.

Japan executes three prisoners on death row

February 1, 2008: Japan executed three men convicted of murder, the Justice Ministry announced. Prison officials hanged Takashi Mochida, 65, in Tokyo, Masahiko Matsubara, 63, in Osaka in the west, and Keishi Nago, 37, in Fukuoka in the south, the ministry said in a statement.

The executions were the second since the government started disclosing the identities of the executed and details of their crimes, following calls for more transparency. Justice Minister Kunio Hatoyama told a news conference his support for capital punishment is unchanged.

"We carried out the executions solemnly after carefully examining each case," Hatoyama said.

Source: PR-Inside.com, 01/02/2008

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