An Indian-origin Malaysian man convicted in a drug trafficking case was executed in Singapore today, his family told the media that the court dismissed the mother’s appeal on Tuesday.
Nagaenthran Dharmalingam, aged 34 who is a mentally challenged Indian-origin Malaysian man convicted in a drug trafficking case, was executed today in Singapore. Navin Kumar the brother of Nagaenthran told the media that his remains will be taken back to Ipoh, a city in northern Peninsular Malaysia after he was hanged this morning.
The 34-year-old was convicted in 2010. He was first scheduled to be hanged on November 10 last year but filed a last-ditch challenge. After his mother’s application was dismissed, the court ordered his death sentence. He was arrested in 2009 when he was carrying 42.72 grams of heroin, to import to Singapore. However, he was caught at Woodlands Checkpoint (a causeway link with Peninsular Malaysia) while entering Singapore, with the bundle of drugs strapped to his thigh. Another year he was found guilty and convicted of drug trafficking.
Singapore’s Attorney General’s Chambers said today.”This a last-minute application, brought just two days before the scheduled execution, and is the seventh application (not including appeals) brought by Nagaenthran after his appeal against conviction was dismissed by the Court of Appeal in 2011 more than 10 years ago,”
Also said, “It is the latest attempt to abuse the court’s processes and unjustifiably delay the carrying into effect of the lawful sentence imposed on Nagaenthran,”
Unfortunately, a mother who came to the Singapore court from northern Malaysia has failed to save her son in a last-minute appeal.
