Original sentence: Hanging remains the primary form of capital punishment in Singapore.Local laws mandate the death penalty for drug trafficking above certain quantities.Whether recent debate and international pressure resulting from the hanging of Nguyen Tuong Van will lead to changes remains to be seen
Edited sentence: Evidence of this can be seen in the recent backlash against artistic displays vilifying 'state sponsored murder' as the artists put it, with officials destroying the artworks within hours of the displays opening.Singapore has an extensive history of hanging, currently employing mandatory state-sponsored killings as punishment for various crimes.Singapore is one of the few countries in which citizens who hold contrary views to the death penalty are liable to criminal charges as well as state sponsored harassment.The government controlled media of Singapore relinquish attention from anti-death penalty movements which are graphically stirring in the country since the execution of a 25-year old Australian, Nguyen Tuong Van, who was hanged on December 2, 2005 despite pleas from Australian politicians, religious leaders, cultural leaders, diplomats, Amnesty International and numerous other international pressure to allow a stay