Singapore executes fifth inmate in five months
July 22 AFP Singapore officials said they carried out execution by hanging 64-year-old Naseri bin Lajim, a convicted drug smuggler. in Changi Prison as scheduled this morning local time. After the Supreme Court dismissed Mr Lajim’s last-minute appeal to see a lawyer. On Thursday, July 21, it was Singapore’s fifth consecutive execution since March.
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A Twitter user posted the last photo of Naseri bin Lajim before he was sentenced to death.
Lajim was arrested in 2012 after 33.39 grams of heroin, more than 15 grams, was found in Singapore as a smuggler and faces the death penalty. Singapore’s Drug Enforcement Agency said that That amount of heroin was enough to keep 400 drug addicts using it for a week.
Amnesty International said in a statement calling on Singapore to stop hanging immediately. But Singapore argues that the death penalty is necessary to deter crime and drug trafficking.
Sheara Sangorgio, Amnesty International’s death penalty expert, said the execution was merely a disregard for Singaporean authorities on human rights and the right to life. instead of having a deterrent effect on specific crimes
Singapore’s resumption of executions has fuelled rare debate within the closely-controlled city state over capital punishment [File: Roslan Rahman/AFP]
Singapore has faced global criticism for the execution of 34-year-old Malaysian drug smuggler NagaEnthran Dharlingam. are intellectually handicapped In April family though Experts from the United Nations, the European Union and the Malaysian government will beg for mercy from Singapore
At the time, Minister of Internal Affairs and Law, K. Chanmugam, told the BBC. Defend the stance on the execution of Mr. Thammalingam. It said there was clear evidence that it was a serious deterrent against drug traffickers.
However, the United Nations stated that The death penalty worldwide has proven to be ineffective and inconsistent with international human rights law. which allows only the death penalty for the most serious crimes
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