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Singapore executes Malaysian drug trafficker in 12th execution this year
Pannir Selvam was the fourth Malaysian executed in Singapore in 2025, with 12 total executions this year, mostly for drug offenses, rights groups said.
- On October 8, 2025, Singapore's prison authorities executed Malaysian Pannir Selvam Pranthaman at Changi Prison, marking the second execution in two weeks and the 12th this year, Rocky Howe confirmed.
- After a 2014 arrest and 2017 conviction, Pannir Selvam Pranthaman’s Court of Appeal challenge and clemency petition to the president of Singapore were dismissed, and prosecutors refused a certificate of substantive assistance.
- While on death row, Pannir penned letters, songs and poems shared by his family and performed by several Malaysian singers; he was granted stays of execution twice while rights groups noted he was deemed merely a courier.
- Amnesty International's death penalty adviser Chiara Sangiorgio described continued executions as indefensible Wednesday, while Singapore's government defended the penalty as vital and Malaysia's home ministry said Pannir provided no new leads Tuesday.
- Critics note Singapore's drug laws mandate death for more than 15 grams of heroin or 500 grams of cannabis, and more than 40 people remain on death row.
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Singapore executes Malaysian Pannir Selvam on 8 Oct morning despite appeals and vigils calling for clemency
SINGAPORE: Malaysian death row inmate Pannir Selvam Pranthaman was executed at Changi Prison around 6 am on 8 October 2025, marking the end of a seven-year legal battle. His final application to delay the execution was dismissed by Singapore’s Court of Appeal the day before, effectively exhausting all legal remedies available to him. According to a Facebook post by community organiser Kokila Annamalai of the Transformative Justice Collective (TJ…
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