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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.

Saudi Arabia: woman beheaded for shooting husband

April 20, 2009: Authorities have beheaded a Saudi woman convicted of shooting her husband and setting his body on fire.

Laila Bin Hamdan al-Shammari was executed in the northern city of Hayel.

The Interior Ministry said the woman killed her husband after a dispute. It did not explain the nature of the argument.

According to an Associated Press count, this execution was the 24th beheading this year in Saudi Arabia.

Source: Sapa-AP, 20/04/2009

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