Nagaenthran accorded full due process under the law, says Singapore govt


Nagaenthran K. Dharmalingam has been granted a stay of execution after he tested positive for Covid-19 when he appeared for a last attempt against his sentence. – Pic courtesy of Nagaenthran’s family, November 12, 2021.

SINGAPORE Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Minister for Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan have replied to their Malaysian counterparts to convey that the Malaysian awaiting execution for a drug offence in the republic has been accorded full due process under the law.

This is according to a statement issued by the republic’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs in response to media queries on the appeal letters from Malaysian leaders on the judicial execution of Nagaenthran K. Dharmalingam, 33, from Perak.


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