Richard Branson Declines Singapore’s Invitation to Debate Death Penalty

British billionaire Richard Branson has declined a live televised debate with Singapore’s Home Affairs and Law Minister K Shanmugam on the city-state’s drug policy and death penalty.

“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,” Branson said in a blog post Sunday.