Study visits from foreign delegations related to legal framework of death penalty and its implementation

Question:

Mr Fadli Fawzi: To ask the Coordinating Minister for National Security and Minister for Home Affairs (a) whether the Government has hosted or will host study visits from foreign delegations relating to the legal framework of the death penalty and its implementation; (b) wh ether any such requests have been received; and (c) if so (i) which countries have requested such visits (ii) what have been the outcomes of the requests and (iii) what are the reasons for the outcomes.

Answer:

Mr K Shanmugam, Coordinating Minister for National Security and Minister for Home Affairs:

1. We have not hosted such study visits. Generally, we assess requests for study visits based on various factors, including the availability of resources, and whether it is in Singapore’s interests to host such study visits. If we receive requests from fore ign delegations to study our death penalty regime in the future, we will consider them then.