Saturday, November 19, 2005

Singapore to review death method?

AUSTRALIAN drug-smuggler Nguyen Tuong Van is likely to be one of the last people to face the hangman in Singapore after a review of execution methods by prison officials.

The review of execution methods was also prompted by technical glitches in a new execution chamber installed in Changi prison during renovations last year.

A mechanical lever that used to operate the trapdoor has been replaced with a semi-automated electric switch.

Mr Singh, a veteran of more than 850 hangings, is understood to be unhappy with the new machinery, which is prone to malfunction.

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To those anti-hanging protesters! We'll end hanging soon........ and start letal injections!

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