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When clemency logic falters: A tale of three cases
On 14 August 2025, Singapore’s Cabinet advised President Tharman Shanmugaratnam to commute the death sentence of 33-year-old Tristan Tan Yi Rui to life imprisonment.
Tan had...
TJC: First clemency in 27 years brings relief, but more must be done to end executions
Statement from Transformative Justice Collective
The Transformative Justice Collective feels great relief at the granting of clemency to Tristan Tan Yi Rui, a 33-year-old...
Tristan Tan Yi Rui’s death sentence commuted to life imprisonment after rare clemency
Tristan Tan Yi Rui, a 33-year-old man sentenced to death in February 2023 for trafficking methamphetamine, has had his sentence commuted to life...
Death penalty and Presidential clemency « Opinion « TR EMERITUS
When Tharman Shanmugaratnam became the president of Singapore in September 2023, I told several young anti-death penalty activists that he may pardon some...
