Human rights organizations urge Singapore to cancel the execution of a 33-year-old Malaysianmentally impaired man who was convicted after being caught in 2010 with 42.72 grams of heroin. The court had postponed an initial execution date scheduled for last week and was expected to hang the man today. However, the court postponed the execution again after the man was diagnosed with COVID-19.
Human rights organizations urge Singapore to halt the execution of a 33-year-old Malaysian mentally impaired man who was convicted after being caught, in 2010, with 42.72 grams of diamorphine. The court had postponed an initial execution date for past week but the man was due to hang today. However, the court postponed the execution again after the man was diagnosed with COVID-19.
Human rights organizations urge Singapore to cancel the execution of a 33-year-old Malaysian mentally impaired man who was convicted after being caught in 2010 with 42.72 grams of heroin. The court had postponed an initial execution date scheduledfor last week and was expected to hangtheman today. However, the court postponed the execution again after the man was diagnosed with COVID-19.
