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The Independent UK
The Independent UK

Malaysian man caught with 51 grams of heroin gets last-minute reprieve from execution

An activist holds a candle and a placard during a vigil against the impending execution of Pannir Selvam Pranthaman for trafficking heroin into Singapore, outside the Singaporean embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - (AP)

A Malaysian man convicted of trafficking 51 grams of heroin was granted a last-minute reprieve from execution by a Singapore appeals court on Wednesday.

Pannir Selvam Pranthaman, 37, was granted a stay of execution just a day before he was set to be hanged by the Singapore Prison authorities on Thursday, human rights activists fighting against his capital punishment said.

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