Singapore executes Malaysian on drugs charges
A Malaysian man convicted of drug trafficking was executed on Wednesday in Singapore despite appeals for clemency on the grounds that he had an intellectual disability, his family said.
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A Malaysian man convicted of drug trafficking was executed on Wednesday in Singapore despite appeals for clemency on the grounds that he had an intellectual disability, his family said.
Nagaenthran Dharmalingam, a mentally disabled Indian-origin Malaysian man convicted in a drug trafficking case, was executed in Singapore on Wednesday, his family told the media after his mother's appeal was dismissed by Court of Appeal on Tuesday.
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PETALING JAYA: The late Nagaenthran Dharmalingam had one of his last wishes granted before his execution in Singapore, says an activist.
Dharmalingam, 34, was executed this morning, and his body will be sent to Ipoh, a city in northern Peninsular Malaysia, according to Dharmalingam's brother Navin Kumar, as stated by Bernama News Agency.