Singapore court stays execution of Malaysian Indian believed to be mentally challenged : Rashtra News A 33-year-old Indian-origin Malaysian man's execution was stayed on Tuesday by Singapore's top court after the convicted drug trafficker, believed to be mentally challenged, tested positive for Covid-19. Nagaenthran K Dharmalingam was to be hanged at Changi Prison for drug
Rights experts urge Singapore to halt execution of man with mental disability : Rashtra News Nagaenthran K. Dharmalingam, known as Naga, was originally scheduled to be hanged on Wednesday for drug offences after spending more than a decade on death row. “We note that a temporary stay has been granted today until a final appeal
As Malaysia releases drug offenders from death row, its close neighbour Singapore has re-started executions for drug offences, with the government saying its policy is working. But drug reform advocates have a different view.
SINGAPORE: Families of death row convicts urged the Singapore government today to impose a moratorium on capital punishment to allow for an independent review of the controversial use of executions in the city state.
SINGAPORE (AFP) – Families of death row convicts urged the Singapore government yesterday to impose a moratorium on capital punishment to allow for an independent review of the controversial use of executions in the city-state. Five families called for a meeting with Singapore’s law and home affairs minister “to listen to our stories, to our […]