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Branson declines Singapore’s invite to death penalty debate

Activists rally against the execution of Nagaenthran K Dharmalingam during a gathering outside the Singaporean Embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on April 23, 2022 [Vincent Thian/AP]

British billionaire Richard Branson has declined Singapore’s invitation to debate the city state’s drug policies and death penalty on live television.

Branson, who had lobbied against Singapore’s decision to execute a Malaysian man convicted of drug trafficking in April, said on Monday that a televised live debate “cannot do the complexity of the death penalty any service”.

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