Despite requires clemency, Singapore on Wednesday went forward and executed a person accused of “abetting” a “conspiracy to traffic drugs.”
Transformative Justice Collective (TJC), an advocacy group, stated 46-year-old Tangaraju Suppiah was hanged in Changi Prison this morning.
“The family has been given the death certificate,” Kirsten Han from the TJC stated on Twitter.
The execution was carried out regardless of requires clemency by the household, mates, activists and the UN.
Tangaraju was sentenced to demise in 2018 for allegedly aiding the trafficking of 1 kilogram (2.2 kilos) of hashish.
“Tangaraju was convicted of abetting drug trafficking by engaging in a conspiracy to traffic 1017.9 grams of cannabis,” stated Anti-Death Penalty Asia Network (ADPAN) in an announcement.
Strict Singapore legal guidelines might carry capital punishment for these convicted of trafficking greater than 500 grams of hashish.
“It is reprehensible that a person can be convicted and sentenced to death on a charge of abetting in a conspiracy,” ADPAN stated.
The public prosecutors had charged Tangaraju with “coordinating the delivery of the drugs” after investigating different individuals within the case who’re stated to have offered a cellphone quantity, alleged to be of Tangaraju, though he was not caught with hashish.
He denied his involvement within the courtroom.
Relatives and activists despatched letters to Singapore’s President Halimah Yacob, interesting for clemency. Besides, the UN human rights workplace on Tuesday referred to as on Singapore to “urgently reconsider” the execution.
Tangaraju’s execution was the primary in Singapore this yr and the twelfth since final yr.
Source: www.anews.com.tr
