Families of the executed appeal to ‘heartless’ Singapore for change

Halinda Binte Ismail, whose son is on death row, was among those petitioning the government [Roslan Rahman/AFP]

Singapore – Family members of prisoners on Singapore’s death row are calling on the government to bring an immediate moratorium on executions and implement a review of the city state’s use of the death penalty.

Relatives of executed prisoners were among those who delivered a petition to the country’s Ministry of Home Affairs on Monday, the eve of World Day Against the Death Penalty.