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The attorney-general of Singapore is the public prosecutor of the Republic of Singapore and legal adviser to the Government of Singapore.The attorney-general is the head of the Attorney-General's Chambers (AGC), whose staff carries out the functions of the attorney-general.
Yong Vui Kong v. Public Prosecutor was a seminal case decided in 2010 by the Court of Appeal of Singapore which, in response to a challenge by Yong Vui Kong, a convicted drug smuggler, held that the mandatory death penalty imposed by the Misuse of Drugs Act (Cap. 185, 2001 Rev. Ed.) ("MDA") for certain drug trafficking offences does not infringe Articles 9(1) and 12(1) of the Constitution of ...
Public Prosecutor, was the first instance in Singapore's history that a statutory provision was struck down as unconstitutional. The matter subsequently reached the Court of Appeal when the Public Prosecutor applied for a criminal reference for two questions to be considered.
S. Iswaran in 2016. Public Prosecutor v S Iswaran was a criminal case brought by the Attorney-General of Singapore against Singaporean former politician Subramaniam Iswaran, who faced 35 [a] charges of "obtaining gratification as a public servant", [2] corruption, [3] and obstructing justice. [4]
Ong Ah Chuan v Public Prosecutor is a landmark decision delivered in 1980 by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council on appeal from Singapore which deals with the constitutionality of section 15 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1973 (No. 5 of 1973) (now section 17 of the Misuse of Drugs Act (Cap. 185, 2008 Rev. Ed.)) ("MDA"), and the mandatory death penalty by the Act for certain offences.
The Attorney-General of Singapore is also the public prosecutor. [23] [24] Deputy public prosecutors and Attorney-General Chambers staff act for the attorney-general. As the public prosecutor, the Attorney-General has prosecutorial discretion and may initiate, conduct or cease any criminal proceeding.
Chan Seng Onn was born in Singapore on 4 January 1954 as the youngest of three children, with two sisters. His mother was a housewife and his father worked as a sewage pump attendant. He studied at St Anthony's Boys' School and then St Joseph's Institution (SJI) where he did his GCE O-Level and A-Level exams. [ 4 ]
Public Prosecutor that the mandatory death penalty imposed by the Misuse of Drugs Act [8] did not infringe Articles 9(1) and 12(1) of the Singapore Constitution. [9] Before the Court of Appeal delivered its judgment, Minister of Law K Shanmugam commented on the mandatory death penalty at a community event and cited Yong's case as an example.