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Singapore executes Malaysian drug trafficker in the city-state’s 11th execution of the year
Datchinamurthy Kataiah was convicted of trafficking 45 grams of heroin, exceeding Singapore’s 15-gram threshold for the death penalty, amid 11 executions this year.
- Singapore executed 39-year-old Malaysian K. Datchinamurthy Kataiah for trafficking about 45 grams of heroin on Thursday afternoon, marking the city-state’s 11th execution this year.
- His execution followed full legal due process, including trial representation, failed appeals dismissed in 2016, unsuccessful presidential clemency petitions, and a last-minute reprieve overturned after a legal challenge was dismissed in August.
- The execution was temporarily delayed at dawn, but later resumed after Singapore’s prison officials changed their earlier stance and notified the family, requesting them to arrange for the body’s collection within two hours. Earlier in the week, supporters opposing the death penalty organized candlelight memorials in both Kuala Lumpur and Singapore.
- Lawyer N. Surendran denounced the execution as an example of extreme state brutality and cruelty unmatched in Singapore’s stringent application of the death penalty, highlighting that the quantity of drugs involved could sustain about 540 addicts for a week.
- This event underscores Singapore’s strict laws mandating death penalty for trafficking over 15 grams of diamorphine, despite ongoing calls by more than 30 human rights groups to halt executions and concerns over the penalty’s effectiveness on major drug syndicates.
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Singapore executes Malaysian drug trafficker in the city-state's 11th execution of the year
Singapore has executed a Malaysian man for drug trafficking, marking the 11th execution this year despite calls to abolish the death penalty.
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