Sure "capital crime" is hyperbole, but the authoritarian nature of the government is well known. I mean a guy was arrested for holding up a piece of cardboard

Sure "capital crime" is hyperbole, but the authoritarian nature of the government is well known. I mean a guy was arrested for holding up a piece of cardboard with a smiley face drawn on it for a few seconds while someone took a picture of it. This was deemed "unlawful assembly without a permit". He had already spent time in prison for prior protests in support of Hong Kong. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/nov/24/singapore-smiley-face-activist-in-one-man-protest-charged-with-unlawful-assembly https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/nov/24/singapore-smil...