Richard Branson declines debate with Shanmugam on S’pore’s stand on drugs & death penalty ...Middle East

SINGAPORE: British billionaire Sir Richard Branson (pix) has declined Singapore’s invitation to come to the republic for a live television debate with Law and Home Affairs Minister K. Shanmugam on the death penalty in the island republic.“I have decided to decline this invitation. Here is why: a television debate - limited in time and scope, always at risk of prioritising personalities over issues - cannot do the complexity of the death penalty any service,” he said in his blog post Monday.“It reduces nuanced discourse to soundbites, turns serious debate into spectacle,” added the Virgin Group founder.The other reason for his decision is that “this conversation needs local voices.”On Oct 22,

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