The Government claims this TV camera scheme will enable residents to tune in on neighborhood activities, improving security in their neighborhoods. The cameras would also be installed in carparks, corridors, elevators and public parks. Similar Orwellian tactics have been used in China. In 1994 a Chinese dissident was arrested for breaking the conditions of his parole by refusing to report his thoughts once a week to police. Persons detained under the Misuse of Drugs Act are not entitled to a public trial, which is accorded in all other cases.
Trial is by judge rather than jury.
The President appoints judges to the Supreme Court on the recommendation of the Prime Minister in consultation with the Chief Justice. Under the MDA, Singapore imposes the death penalty on anyone convicted of trafficking in more than 15g of heroin, 30g of morphine, 1.2 kilograms of opium, 500g of cannabis, 200g of hash or 30g of cocaine. A person is presumed to be trafficking if in possession of more than 2g of heroin, 3g of morphine, 100g of opium, 15g of cannabis, 10g of hash or 3g of cocaine. Yet the 1995 Report of the International Narcotics Control Board contains no condemnation of Singaporean drug policy. The Board invites other countries to follow the example of Singapore.