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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Rebecca Ratcliffe

Singaporean on death row denied access to lawyers, say activists

Leela (centre), the sister of death row inmate Tangaraju Suppiah, takes a petition for clemency to the  presidential palace
Leela (centre), the sister of death row inmate Tangaraju Suppiah, takes a petition for clemency to the presidential palace on Sunday. Photograph: How Hwee Young/EPA

A Singaporean man who is due to be hanged this week for abetting an attempt to smuggle cannabis is one of a growing number of death row prisoners who have to represent themselves after their appeals because they cannot access lawyers, activists have said.

Tangaraju Suppiah, 46, was sentenced to death in 2018 after a judge found he was the owner of a phone number used to coordinate an attempt to traffic 1 kilogram of cannabis. He is due to be executed on Wednesday.

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