Once a Jolly Hangman: Singapore Justice in the Dock Phiz After five years in prison

After five years in prison

and bizarre stories of coincidence

Viola Turner was a nexus point between his father and the Double Eagles

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Once a Jolly Hangman: Singapore Justice in the Dock Phiz After five years in prisonOver the past few decades, investigative journalism has come to mean the kind of brave reporting that exposes injustice, wrongdoing and, above all, the abuse of power. Alan Shadrake's hard hitting new book cuts through the faade of official silence to reveal disturbing truths about Singapores use of the death penalty. From in depth interviews with Darshan Singh, Singapores chief executioner for nearly fifty years, to meticulously researched accounts