Singapore officials on Wednesday defended the decision to kill a Malaysian drug trafficker, over international criticism of their use of the death penalty.
NagaenthranDharmalingam, 34, was convicted of smuggling at least 42 grams (1.48 oz) of heroin to Singapore, one of the strongest drug laws in the world. He was hanged on Wednesday morning, after several legal challenges and a parole application on the grounds that he was mentally disabled, failing. Proponents of her case have been working to make the actual transcript of this statement available online.
But Singapore’s Central Narcotics Bureau in a statement said its action was “deliberate, deliberate and limited”, and reiterated the court’s decision to “know what it does”.
The Attorney General’s Chambers in a separate statement said Nagaenthran had been properly prosecuted and “abused his right to appeal and all other legal remedies for at least 11 years”. The case drew international attention, as well as a team of UN experts. and British billionaire Richard Branson joining human rights activists to urge Singapore to reverse its death sentence.
The European Union and Amnesty International are among those who have called sanctions “humanitarian” and called on Singapore to stop the killings. Punishment.Another Malaysian drug trafficker, DatchinamurthyKataiah, will be executed on Friday.
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