SINGAPORE: A Spanish decide has denied a request to deport a Singaporean man suspected of killing his compatriot in the country to Singapore, as a result of considerations over the demise penalty.
Mitchell Ong is suspected of killing Ms Audrey Fang whereas she was on vacation in Spain. Her physique was discovered with greater than 30 stab wounds in April 2024.
The ruling was made by the decide on the Court docket of First Occasion and Instruction in Cieza, in keeping with Spanish information website La Opinion de Murcia on Wednesday (Might 28).
Within the ruling, the decide stated the request to deport the accused didn’t meet the situations outlined beneath Article 57.7 of Spain’s Natural Legislation, which governs the rights and freedoms of foreigners in Spain and their social integration.
Defence lawyer Maria Jesus Ruiz de Castaneda beforehand instructed CNA that she had opposed the deportation request.
The defence had argued that eradicating Ong from Spain would breach elementary rules of the rule of legislation and worldwide treaties to which Spain is a signatory.
Singapore retains the demise penalty for a number of offences, together with homicide.
The request had been filed by the Comisaria Normal de Extranjeria y Fronteras, which is a part of the Spanish Nationwide Police. It was supported by the sufferer’s household by way of their personal prosecution.
In Spain, victims can rent legal professionals to behave as personal prosecutors they usually can deliver proof, request statements or name for expenses, amongst different issues.
