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Public Prosecutor v Tangaraju s/o Suppiah

[2023] SGCA 103
JurisdictionSingapore
CourtSingapore Court of Appeal
Year2023
StatusBinding authority

Summary

Accused convicted of abetting drug trafficking by conspiracy and sentenced to death where circumstantial evidence sufficiently proved coordination of cannabis delivery under the MDA.

Key Principle

MDA drug trafficking; abetment by conspiracy; death penalty for coordinating drug delivery; sufficiency of circumstantial evidence

Area of Law

criminal

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