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Muhammad Ridzuan bin Mohd Ali v Attorney-General

[2015] 5 SLR 1222
JurisdictionSingapore
CourtSingapore Court of Appeal
Year2015
StatusBinding authority

Summary

Mandatory death penalty for drug offences classified by quantity is constitutional, providing a reasonable and objective basis for differential punishment.

Key Principle

The SGCA held that the mandatory death penalty for certain drug offences is not unconstitutional; the classification of offences by drug quantity provides a reasonable and objective basis for different punishment.

Area of Law

criminal

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