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Pushback against death penalty in Singapore for intellectually-disabled man | South China Morning Post

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Hundreds of Singaporeans staged a candlelight vigil on April 25, 2022, to protest the death penalty for a Malaysian man named Nagaenthran Dharmalingam. He was arrested in 2009 for trafficking 43 grams (1.5 ounces) of heroin into Singapore. His execution date is set for April 27. Protestors said he should be spared b…

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