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Yong Vui Kong v PP

[2015] 2 SLR 1129
JurisdictionSingapore
CourtSingapore Court of Appeal
Year2015
StatusBinding authority

Summary

Mandatory death penalty and prosecutorial discretion under Singapore law held constitutionally valid and not arbitrary under Arts 9(1) and 12 of the Constitution.

Key Principle

Art 9(1) and Art 12; mandatory death penalty; prosecutorial discretion; not arbitrary; constitutional validity

Area of Law

constitutional

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