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Caning is a widely used form of corporal punishment in Singapore.It can be divided into several contexts: judicial, prison, reformatory, military, school and domestic. These practices of caning as punishment were introduced during the period of British colonial rule in Singapo
Although caning is a routine court sentence in Singapore, Fay's sentence garnered controversy and was widely covered in the media in the United States, as it was believed to be the first judicial corporal punishment involving an American citizen. [3]
Singapore's use of caning as a form of judicial corporal punishment became much discussed around the world in 1994 [4] when a United States citizen, Michael Fay, was caned for vandalism. [5] Two of Singapore's neighbouring countries, Malaysia and Brunei, also use judicial caning.
The Kyodo News Agency cited the Japanese Embassy in Singapore as saying that Kita is set to be the first Japanese person to be sentenced to caning in Singapore. Singaporean law calls for caning male convicts under the age of 50 for a variety of offences including rape, drug trafficking, vandalism and robbery.
Caning can be enforced of at least three strokes, combined with a minimum of three months' imprisonment, for foreign workers and illegal immigrants who overstay by more than 3 months. The government argues that this is necessary to deter would-be immigration offenders, as Singapore remains an attractive destination for illegal immigrants.
Around 33 countries in the world still retain judicial corporal punishment, including a number of former British territories such as Botswana, Malaysia, Singapore and Tanzania. In Singapore, for certain specified offences, males are routinely sentenced to caning in addition to a prison term.
A display of rattan judicial canes from the Johor Bahru Prison museum, Malaysia Caning stand and cane formerly used in Hong Kong prisons under British rule Visible welts typically sustained from foot caning. Judicial caning, administered with a long, heavy rattan and much more severe than the canings given in schools, was/is a feature of some ...
The modus operandi of judicial caning in Brunei appears to resemble that in Singapore more than that in Malaysia. It is not inflicted in instalments. [ 15 ] During the punishment, the offender is tied to a wooden frame in a bent-over position with his feet together, and receives strokes from the rattan cane on the bare buttocks. [ 4 ]