Journalist Dodges 20 Years in Singapore Jail for Drugs

Australian journalist Peter Lloyd is a free man today. Drug trafficking charges against him in Singapore were dropped on Tuesday. Here’s more. STORY: Journalist Peter Lloyd’s lawyer says Lloyd will plead guilty to lesser charges. [Hamidul Haq, Peter Lloyd’s Lawyer]: “We raised certain points. Attorney General’s office duly considered these points and after due consideration they’ve decided to withdraw the trafficking charge against my client. So he is not going to face any trafficking charge as such. In respect of other charges that Peter faces, he is remorseful about them and he would be taking a plea of guilt for some of these charges. Haq did not comment on why the Singapore attorney general charged his client. Llyod could have faced up to 20 years in jail for trafficking drugs. Lloyd is a New Delhi-based correspondent for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. He was arrested in Singapore on July 16 and charged with possessing and selling about 1 gram of methamphetamine. He also faces additional charges including one count of possessing tools containing traces of ketamine, one count of possession of tools containing traces of methamphetamine, and one count of consumption of methamphetamine without authorization. Singapore’s drug laws are among the world’s toughest. Anyone caught carrying more than 15 grams of heroin, 30 grams of cocaine, 500 grams of cannabis or 250 grams of methamphetamine faces a mandatory death sentence by hanging. Lloyd is scheduled to be …
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