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A judge in Singapore has sentenced a man to death via a Zoom video-call for his role in a drug deal.

“The hearing was conducted through video-conferencing for the safety of all involved in the proceedings,” a spokesperson for the Supreme Court of Singapore said, citing the restrictions imposed to minimize spread of the coronavirus.

This was the first criminal case where a death sentence was pronounced by remote hearing in Singapore, the spokesperson added. Rights groups have criticized the use of video-calls for capital punishment verdicts.

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