Comments on: President rejects clemency petition for Yong Vui Kong

By: John

John — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 17:44:36 +0000

I support executing this kid. He knew what he was doing was wrong. I support the drug war and am a big believer in hanging young drug offenders. Lucky man who gets to take that kid’s life. He deserves it.

By: rwkc

rwkc — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 09:56:17 +0000

“I am directed to refer to the petition for clemency of Yong Vui Kong and to inform you that the President, after due consideration of the petition and on advice of the Cabinet, has decided that the sentence of death should stand.”

What due consideration was the PPS or the President referring to?

Since the President is strictly guided by the advice of the Cabinet on such matters, as we know to be the case, just simply say: “the death sentence should stand, as the Cabinet has decided.”

Why beat around the bush?

By: Dang!!

Dang!! — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:53:43 +0000

While I think it is good or even necessary for Spore to produce arms, it should be careful who it supplies to. I think supplying to countries who need them for self-defence is OK…… but does Myanmar face an external threat?

By: usherer

usherer — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 07:38:30 +0000

@fievel – For one:
http://www.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=1173

By: fievel

fievel — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 01:06:06 +0000

Can you provide internet-available links to demonstrate the link between Spore govt and weapon sales to Burmese Junta?

I’ll like to see it..

By: Arritated citizen

Arritated citizen — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 06:36:20 +0000

Singapore has one of the highest rate of government sanctioned death penalties and this has not deterred
drug smuggling activities or drug abuse. I am against capital punishment because no human being should
have the rights to take the life of other, be it legal or not. Yong is guilty for being an accomplice
to selling drugs. How about the Singapore government being an accomplice on selling weapons to the
Burmese junta who used it to facilitate their supply of drugs to the world?? Shouldn’t the
Singapore government be held accountable too??

By: Judith Lindley

Judith Lindley — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 22:55:08 +0000

I don’t think clemency will be granted, and I don’t think the law either on drugs or capital punishment will change soon. The authorities do not care that offenders may be young, poor and exploited by drug kingpins. They do care that Singapore should not be seen as a weak link in a region where drug laws are harsh, because if this happened, they fear the country would become a centre for drug transit. So they must be tougher and more ruthless than the drug lords. I would appeal to President Nathan to commute the sentence, if only because it would be good for us to see there is a moral difference between the authorities and crimelords.

By: Edward Kwa

Edward Kwa — Fri, 14 May 2010 19:36:56 +0000

I strongly feel that it is inhumane to take away someone life by force especially when he wants to live. The mandatory death penalty is outdated and should be reviewed.
As of today, we could still see and read from the news that prosecutor and judges do made mistake.
Recently my wife was wrongly arrested by the law by mistake and they tried to cover their mistake instead of trying to learn and correct the mistake.
We are human and human do make mistake. Nobody is perfect.
Please give him a second chance if he wish to live, Mr. President. You are his only hope………

By: G

Fri, 14 May 2010 14:59:05 +0000

What about an alternative sentence? A less cruel punishment for both him and his family, especially his parents – a 10-year or 20-year or 30-year or even Life Sentence: He can work in Jail and his family get to see him. Which is much better than a death sentence. Putting a young life or any life to death is no better than a drug lord. Give people a chance to live! Goodness!

By the way, it is not fair. He was young, immature and naive.

By: Joe Lam

Joe Lam — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 13:04:48 +0000

I personally dont think he should be hung, but unfortunately he is caught on the other side of the law. Alhough I do understand it is his human right to live on, what about those people who succumbered to drug because of these drug trackfickers? Dont they have a right to live too? As on debate that it is his right to live, I guess human rights only justify correct actions but not the wrong ones. It does not really make sense if your right will actually jeopardies others rights.
I am sadden by the fact someone has to be put to death and it will cause misery to his family, friends and others. However, misery is felt also for the family and friends of drug addicts too. Therefore, for a greater cause, I guess the government is having a tough stance on the law of mandatory death for drug trackficking.

He does have to take responsiblity for his action but seriously, death is a bit too much, perhaps life sentence? Again, i dont think it is justify to argue that in order to protect others rights, therefore, one’s right to live on has to be taken away.

By: A. Expat

A. Expat — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 21:55:28 +0000

Some people write here that a guy of 19 years need a second chance. If you start to give these young men a second chance… the drug lords will send only 19 years drug traffickers to Singapore. They will tell to these 19 years traffickers that they don’t have to worry…. you get a second chance…

With hanging up this criminal, Singapore shows a very clear signal to any 19 year old wannabee trafficker that they could be hang too when caught…. drug lords have now harder time to find people to do their shit jobs…

> PUGDRAGON – trying to be sarcastic? Most Singaporeans are pro-death-penalty… simply because they don’t want that their country will be unsafe as most other SE-Asian countries with higher drugs problems… we all want that our kids can be safe on the streets, that can be in Singapore and we like to keep it onthat way…

Anyone who enters Singapore KNOWS that you get the death penalty! You are warned with a few signs and in RED on the immigration card. If you decide at the border as drugs trafficker still to smuggle the shit inside Singapore… then is that your OWN DECISION AND RISK… and you have to life with the consequences.

I am original from the EU and we don’t have the death penalty. It is common knowledge that the majority of the European people are in favour of the death penalty. The reality is that most big cities in Europe have bad suburbs what is controlled by immigrants and drug lords. Cities such as Frankfurt, Paris, Rotterdam, London and Brussels. Drug traffickers and lords shooting on each other in daylight to get control of each other areas. That is the hard reality. Since the borders are open between the EU countries, crime rate has raised with 800%. The most drug lords and traffickers are from Servia, Bulgaria, Romania and Albania… immigrants from corrupt countries who don’t respect the law!!!!
These people are get now arrested, one year in the jail and then on the plane back deported to their own countries. Three days later they are back and the game start over again… My country has a weekly scheduled flight to Bulgaria to put criminals out of the country…. each week 150 people!!!!!!!!…..

Give me then the Singaporean system… LOVE IT!!!!

By: victor tan

victor tan — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 07:59:29 +0000

Is drug addiction so bad? People are addicted to all sorts of things nowadays. Porn, cigarrettes, alcohol. Why is only drug illegal? People who take drugs eventually succumb to many problems – true. They may become hardcore criminals, snatch thief to fuel their habits. All true.

But drug is just one of the many vices possible in men. To stop drug use, start by educating youngsters. Ultimately it is them who choose which path to take – the path to destruction or success in life.

Life is precious. God put us here to help each other and treat each other with dignity. At 19 years old, Yong is a first time offender ( in drugs). He should at least have the chance to reflect on his mistakes in jail instead of being killed.

By: pugdragon

pugdragon — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 15:47:52 +0000

Are people who support the death penalty devoid of intelligence & morals or bribed by the standing authorities? Seriously, it’s incredible in this day & age that people still find murder “righteous”.

Wait a minute… There are too many pro-death-penalty folks here to be real…. Oh… I get it. You guys are being sarcastic. Phew. It’s nice to know that Singaporeans have a sense of sarcasm. You know, you really almost got me there with your pro-death penalty talk. Wait, you’re not really being serious… Are you?

By: Pinkcoffee

Pinkcoffee — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 11:25:06 +0000

I hate people confuse the whole matter. Crime is crime, it has nothing to politician party. Why wants to get PAP involved?

Every country has their own laws. As a Singaporean, I support death pealty for drug trafficker. Sorry, no 2nd chance. This is to protect us and ensure we have safety enviroment to live.

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By: Clement

Clement — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:42:41 +0000

So sad. Another yound live being terminated. The main culprit is still around and waiting for the next innocent guy to get fished.

Wished he is could be spare the death sentence. Let pray to God for the best and May God bless him in his after life……..

By: Pro Death Penalty!

Pro Death Penalty! — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 06:50:23 +0000

those who oppose the death penalty are invited to move together with their children next to the home of drug traffickers, rapists, murderers and others who got spared from the gallows in countries where there is no death penalty. how about the Paris suburb or the shantytowns or rio or johannesburg…..

if we have no death penalty singapore will become mess. there is no reason to feed and keep alive hardcore criminals. except, maybe, for singapore s totally dumb opposition as they may hope to get votes from such scum.

By: Dumb and dumber

Dumb and dumber — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 02:59:08 +0000

To 185) Johnny & 186) Mui K.L.

Sorry to break the news, the High Court has put off the death sentence. So by your logic, PAP is bad, really bad.

By: Mui K.L.

Mui K.L. — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 18:46:22 +0000

Yong Vui Kong is a drug trafficker, and drug traffickers are killers. Killing drug traffickers is an act of liberation.

If Yong gets killed mankind gets liberated of a murderer.

Luckily we have the PAP and its tough-on-crime Minister Wong Kan Seng who take care of the people and do not get intimidated by western dumbasses, their dull lackeys in Singapore and the crookish opposition.

PAP is good.
Death penalty is necessary.
Yong Vui Kong is a killer, scum, dangerous, useless and a nuisance.

Why oppose the death penalty? If you wants drugs for sale on the street then you oppose the death penalty. If you want to make money yourself as a drug peddler then you oppose the death penalty.

But law abiding, hard-working, patriotic and tax-paying citizens SUPPORT THE DEATH PENALTY! Let s not take risk or waste any money by keeping mass killers like Yong alive. Better we hang him today than tomorrow.

By: Johnny

Johnny — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 18:37:03 +0000

It is good that such gangster get executed.

If our stupid, leftwing opposition were in power they would be lenient with such human garbage and release them after a few years.

Singapore is safe because of the death penalty for drug traffickers – and thanks to the PAP.

Hang Yong Vui Kong – and stop the opposition!