Sg abolished trial by jury system soon after independence.LKY had the first hand
experience of the
drawbacks of jury system.Lee Kuan Yew, who had been assigned the case, explains that he did what any advocate does: He "worked on the weaknesses of the jury -- their biases, their prejudices, their reluctance really to find four Mussulmen [Muslims] guilty of killing in cold blood or in a heat of great passion, religious passion, an RAF officer, his wife and child." And he employed "the simple tricks of advocacy -- contradictions between one witness and another, contradiction between a witness and his previous statement to the police and the preliminary enquiry."
Pointing out that the French and other Latin nations do not use trial by jury, Lee Kuan Kew argues that it is too "alien" to the basic social attitudes of many other cultures, including those of Asia.
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Frequently Asked Questions About the Grand Jury System3.
PROs and CONs of jury system.4.Some local and most of foreigners critize PAP abolished jury system
in order to control the jurisdiction.Buy how can a layman to know
the true or false of another profession,or to find the truths of a case?
Even the jury is a professional.say a lawyer,can he determine
the accounts of a complicated commercial case?
So shall we Sporean just follow blindly what the US,UK did for many
years in jury system?Find out what are the pros and cons.
5.After u do your home works,voice your own opions on jury system,
no matter u for or against it.
It is a shame that we Sporean just follw the old practises of
other countries without examining the system.
But i am not saying we do just to make a difference.
The ultimate question is if the new method or system will
make Sg a better place to stay.
6.Anyway,
Sg is the top 11th country in the world in WORLDWIDE QUALITY
OF LIFE INDEX by EIU 2005.7.In economy,
Sg is the second freest 8
and that the judiciary has a notable record of siding with prominent politicians against political opposition.
9.Any ratings in jurisdiction system?