Singapore to execute intellectually disabled Indian-origin drug convict, MALAYSIA, MY - 20 Apr 2022
Singapore Wednesday said that an Indian-origin prisoner accused of drug trafficking would hang to death next week, despite criticism as the man has intellectual disabilities. Nagaenthran Dharmalingam, a 34-year-old Malaysian-Indian citizen, was arrested in April 2009 and charged with drug trafficking for allegedly carrying 42.7 grams of heroin into the city-state, which has one of the most draconian anti-drug laws. He was convicted and sentenced to death a year later. ARCHIVE FOOTAGE SHOWS ACTIVISTS PROTESTING AGAINST THE EXECUTION OF A MALAYSIAN PRISONER BY THE SINGAPOREAN AUTHORITIES, IN KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA.