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Muhammad Ridzuan bin Mohd Ali v PP

[2014] 3 SLR 721
JurisdictionSingapore
CourtSingapore Court of Appeal
Year2014
StatusBinding authority

Summary

Under MDA s 33B, the court cannot review the Public Prosecutor's discretion to grant a certificate of substantive assistance unless bad faith or unconstitutionality is shown.

Key Principle

MDA s 33B; certificate of substantive assistance; death penalty; court cannot review PP's discretion unless bad faith shown

Area of Law

criminal

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