TANJUNG RAMBUTAN, Malaysia — Hundreds of mourners wept, read prayers and banged drums Friday at the funeral of a mentally disabled Malaysian man whose hanging in Singapore this week sparked an international outcry. Nagaenthran K. Dharmalingam, convicted of trafficking a small amount of heroin into the city-state, was executed Wednesday after more than a decade on death row. Singapore insists the death penalty has helped keep the country one of Asia’s safest places. Datchinamurthy, who was found guilty of trafficking heroin into Singapore, had been scheduled to be executed Friday but it was postponed as he has another pending case in the courts. READ: UN experts urge Singapore to halt Malaysian’s executionSubscribe to our daily newsletter By providing an email address.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer April 30, 2022 07:38 UTC