Singapore: Unlawful Execution of Malaysian for Drug Offence Must Be Halted

Investigation in Pannir Selvam's case discontinued after no new evidence, say cops

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian police have been unable to continue further investigations into the case of Malaysian national P. Pannir Selvam, who is currently awaiting execution in Singapore, due to the lack of new information or evidence. Read full story

Singapore urged to halt execution of Malaysian national for drug offense

Amnesty International (AI) on Monday pushed Singaporean authorities to immediately halt the execution of Pannir Selvam Pranthaman, scheduled for Wednesday, 8 October 2025. The Malaysian national was convicted of drug trafficking and has been on death row since 2017 for importing 51.84 grams of diamorphine (Heroin) into Singapore. Condemning the practice of mandatory death penalties for drug-related offenses and “multiple layers of unfairness” in…

Australia Should Urge Singapore to Halt Execution

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese should urge Singapore’s Prime Minister Lawrence Wong to halt an execution scheduled on the day of their meeting in Canberra on October 8 for the Australia-Singapore Annual Leaders’ Meeting.

Singapore: Unlawful execution of Malaysian for drug offence must be halted

Responding to the Singapore government scheduling the execution of Malaysian national Pannir Selvam Pranthaman for Wednesday 8 October, Amnesty International’s Death Penalty Advisor Chiara Sangiorgio said: “The Singapore government must immediately halt the execution of Pannir Selvam Pranthaman, whose case has been marred by multiple layers of unfairness, including violations of international human rights law and standards. “It is indefensible t…

No new probe despite cops’ interview with Pannir, says home ministry

Deputy home minister Shamsul Anuar Nasarah says the information provided by the Malaysian who is on death row in Singapore has no ‘operational value’.

Another Malaysian to be executed by Singapore amid troubling questions over real culprit behind drugs

Pannir Selvam Pranthaman is scheduled to face his hangman even as lawyers remain in the dark on the outcome of Bukit Aman’s interview with him.