Death sentence handed down on Zoom
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Singapore has sentenced a convicted drug trafficker to death, using the popular video chat app Zoom because of the city-state鈥檚 coronavirus lockdown.
Defense lawyer Peter Fernando said the Supreme Court announced the penalty to his client, Punithan Genasan, in a virtual hearing on Friday.
Genasan was in jail, while Fernando and prosecutors participated in the hearing from different locations.
It is believed to be the first time the death sentence was delivered remotely in Singapore, which has imposed social-distancing measures it calls a 鈥渃ircuit breaker.鈥
The Supreme Court ruled that the 37-year-old Malaysian was the mastermind of drug trafficking activity in 2011.
鈥淭his has been the arrangement made by the court under Singapore鈥檚 鈥榗ircuit breaker鈥 measures, with essential hearings conducted via Zoom. We have no complaints,鈥 Fernando said yesterday.
He said he will meet Genasan tomorrow to discuss an appeal.
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