Singapore's Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong told the BBC in September 2003 that he believed there were "in the region of about 70 to 80" hangings in 2003.
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Joshua Benjamin Jeyaretnam, a former Member of Parliament in Singapore, was reportedly only given a few minutes to speak in Parliament on the issue before his comments were rebutted by Ho Peng Kee, Minister of State for Law and Home Affairs.
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New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said that America could learn a thing or two from nations like Singapore when it came to drug trafficking, noting that “Executing a handful of people saves thousands and thousands of lives.
The six suspects were to be tried for murder, with a possible death penalty if convicted.
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