COMMENT | For a moment, after hearing my brother had lost the appeal against his death sentence, it was like my own life was cut short. However, losing the court case does not mean that there is no hope. This is a serious miscarriage of justice.

As Pannir Selvam’s sister, I have a valid claim to appeal to the courts and judiciary system of Singapore to re-evaluate the Central Narcotics Bureau’s (CNB) decision to not issue Pannir with the Certificate of Substantive Assistance.

The Court of Appeal mentioned that the information Pannir disclosed was not used by the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB). How far can we trust the CNB when all they want to do is to hang inmates without assisting them in their cases and in seeking justice?

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