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Nagaenthran K. Dharmalingam has an IQ of 69, a level recognised as a disability; he was arrested in 2009 for bringing heroin to Singapore, which has tough drug laws.
KUALA LUMPUR: The Singapore Court of Appeal on Tuesday reserved a ruling on Nagaenthran K. Dharmalingam, a Malaysian national on death row, in a case that has drawn international attention over the man’s mental disability. The 34-year-old was arrested in 2009 for trafficking nearly 43 grams of heroin into Singapore, which has some of the world’s strictest anti-drug laws. He
Singaporean Roslan Bakar, 51, and Malaysian Pausi Jefridin, 37, were scheduled to be hanged on Feb 16. . Read more at straitstimes.com.
Singapore News - A pair of drug traffickers who were originally scheduled to be hanged on Wednesday (Feb 16) were granted a respite by President Halimah Yacob, putting off their executions for an unstated length of time. The stay came even as the lawyers for Singaporean Roslan Bakar, 51,... Read more at www.tnp.sg
SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): The appeal of Malaysian drug trafficker Nagaenthran K. Dharmalingam, which was scheduled to be heard on Monday (Jan 24), has been adjourned.