The Singapore government says the death penalty is a deterrent against drug trafficking and most of its citizens support capital punishment. AFP
An activist protests at a candlelit vigil against the execution of Malaysian citizen Nagaenthran Dharmalingam, who was convicted of a drug offence 11 years ago in Singapore but had been diagnosed as intellectually disabled, outside Singapore's embassy in Kuala Lumpur. EPA
His lawyers had filed successive appeals against his death penalty, saying he was intellectually disabled. Reuters
His brother Navin Kumar said the execution had been carried out in Singapore. He said the body would be sent back to Malaysia for a funeral in Ipoh. Reuters
Angelia Pranthaman, sister of Pannir Selvam Pranthaman, another Malaysian drug trafficker facing death sentence, cries at the vigil for Nagaenthran Dharmalingam in Kuala Lumpur. Reuters
Dharmalingam's mother filed a last-minute legal challenge to halt her son's execution but it was dismissed by the Singapore Court of Appeal. EPA
At the end of the hearing, Nagaenthran and his family reached through a gap in a glass screen to grasp each others' hands tightly as they wept. EPA
About 300 people held a candlelight vigil at a Singapore park on Monday to protest against the hanging. EPA
Anti-death penalty group Reprieve called the execution a 'tragic miscarriage of justice'. Reuters
Panchalai Supermaniam, mother of Nagaenthran Dharmalingam, weeps as she thanks supporters and activists after her last-ditch challenge was dismissed, outside the Supreme Court in Singapore. Reuters
Another vigil was held outside the Singapore High Commission in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday evening appealing for clemency, with one protester carrying a placard reading 'Singapore spare Nagaenthran the noose. Reuters
The Singapore government says the death penalty is a deterrent against drug trafficking and most of its citizens support capital punishment. AFP
An activist protests at a candlelit vigil against the execution of Malaysian citizen Nagaenthran Dharmalingam, who was convicted of a drug offence 11 years ago in Singapore but had been diagnosed as intellectually disabled, outside Singapore's embassy in Kuala Lumpur. EPA
His lawyers had filed successive appeals against his death penalty, saying he was intellectually disabled. Reuters
His brother Navin Kumar said the execution had been carried out in Singapore. He said the body would be sent back to Malaysia for a funeral in Ipoh. Reuters
Angelia Pranthaman, sister of Pannir Selvam Pranthaman, another Malaysian drug trafficker facing death sentence, cries at the vigil for Nagaenthran Dharmalingam in Kuala Lumpur. Reuters
Dharmalingam's mother filed a last-minute legal challenge to halt her son's execution but it was dismissed by the Singapore Court of Appeal. EPA
At the end of the hearing, Nagaenthran and his family reached through a gap in a glass screen to grasp each others' hands tightly as they wept. EPA
About 300 people held a candlelight vigil at a Singapore park on Monday to protest against the hanging. EPA
Anti-death penalty group Reprieve called the execution a 'tragic miscarriage of justice'. Reuters
Panchalai Supermaniam, mother of Nagaenthran Dharmalingam, weeps as she thanks supporters and activists after her last-ditch challenge was dismissed, outside the Supreme Court in Singapore. Reuters
Another vigil was held outside the Singapore High Commission in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday evening appealing for clemency, with one protester carrying a placard reading 'Singapore spare Nagaenthran the noose. Reuters
The Singapore government says the death penalty is a deterrent against drug trafficking and most of its citizens support capital punishment. AFP
