Singapore upholds death sentence over 2.37 kg of cannabis
Singapore's Court of Appeal on 3 September 2001 dismissed Ashok Kumar Giri's appeal against his mandatory death sentence for trafficking 2,370.5 grams of cannabis. He had delivered five parcels of the drug to another man at a slip road near Aljunied MRT station on 23 October 2000.
🇸🇬 Lorong 25 slip road near Aljunied MRT station, Singapore
Ashok Kumar Giri, 45, was sentenced to death for trafficking five blocks of marijuana weighing 2.37 kilograms, his lawyer S.S. Dhillon said after the High Court verdict.[1]Mohamed Abdul Nasser Mohamood, arrested with him, was acquitted.[1]
Both men had been jointly tried over five parcels of cannabis weighing 2,370.5 grams nett, which Giri delivered to Nasser in a car at the slip road of Aljunied Road leading to the MRT station at about 11.30 am on 23 October 2000.[2]Central Narcotics Bureau officers watching the scene arrested Nasser as he carried the plastic bag toward the station and seized Giri before he could drive away.[2][3]
Trial and appeal
The High Court acquitted Nasser but convicted Giri and imposed the mandatory death sentence.[2][3]Giri appealed, arguing among other things that his statements were wrongly admitted, but the Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal on 3 September 2001.[2]
Case data
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Court of Appeal of Singaporeelitigation.sgAshok Kumar Giri v Public Prosecutor [2001] SGCA 56. pages 0-2; 2370.5 grams in five parcels delivered 23 October 2000, trial death sentence, appeal dismissed
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