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Singapore’s death row ‘main element of its drug policy’

Dozens of people face hanging for drug offences in Singapore with no sign the city-state will soften its approach.

Al Jazeera · May 16, 2023

Tangaraju Suppiah: Singapore to hang man over cannabis trafficking charge despite clemency appeals

Tangaraju Suppiah is due to be executed under Singapore’s draconian laws for drug trafficking

Evening Standard · Apr 25, 2023

Surge in executions of drug offenders in 2022, more on death row

The surge in executions for drug-related offences came despite a global shift towards abolition.

Al Jazeera · Mar 16, 2023

Death penalty in Singapore: demonstrations organized as 'sense of injustice' grows

In Singapore, the fate of two Malaysian men on death row has sparked local mobilisation and attracted international attention. On April 25th, Nagaenthran Dharmalingam was hanged. With an IQ of 69, which is recognized as a disability, his execution could amount to a breach of international law. The next day,…

France 24 · May 4, 2022

Editorial: The perverse logic of capital punishment

Singapore’s execution last Wednesday of a mentally disabled Malaysian man for drug smuggling sparked international protests and outrage. Executing a man who no longer threatens his government or community — especially one with a child’s mental capacity — isn’t justice. It’s murder, even if sanctioned and disguised by an irrational…

Tribune News Service · May 3, 2022

‘Executed Indian-origin Malaysian accorded full due process under law’

Dharmalingam (34), was executed on April 27, 2022, after a last appeal by his mother was dismissed by the Singapore court.

The Hindu · Apr 30, 2022

Facing international criticism, Singapore defends Malaysian's execution

Singapore authorities late on Wednesday defended a decision to execute a Malaysian drug trafficker, in response to international criticism over their use of the death penalty.

Reuters · Apr 28, 2022

Singapore executes man as he loses appeal and calls for mum after decade on death row

Nagaenthran Dharmalingam, 34, had been on death row for more than a decade for trafficking 44 grams (1.5 oz) of heroin into Singapore, which has some of the world's toughest narcotics laws

Daily Mirror · Apr 27, 2022

Singapore executes mentally disabled man

A mentally disabled Malaysian man was executed in Singapore on Wednesday, his family said, after losing a long legal battle and despite a storm of international criticism and appeals for clemency.

Bangkok Post · Apr 27, 2022

Singapore executes disabled Malaysian convicted in drug case

Singapore has executed a mentally disabled Malaysian man condemned for a drug offense after a court dismissed a last-minute challenge from his mother and international pleas to spare him

The Independent UK · Apr 27, 2022