THE Singapore Court of Appeal has dismissed an application for a judicial review of death sentences by Malaysian Pausi Jefridin and Singaporean Roslan Bakar.

Lawyers for Liberty member N. Surendran, who confirmed the news to The Malaysian Insight, said the attorney-general is currently asking for punitive costs against the defence lawyers.

“The amount has not been decided, but the court ordered submissions on it.

“It is to punish the Singapore lawyers who dared file the challenge,” said Surendran.

Meanwhile, lawyer M. Ravi in a Facebook post said he had filed another application on the manner the death penalty has been administered in Singapore, as well as the various breaches against unequal treatment and the rights to life in the country.

“The hearing is set to take place tomorrow morning at 9.30am,” he said in the post.

Pausi, who is from Sabah, and Roslan, both with low IQs, have been found guilty of drug trafficking.

According to Singaporean journalist Kirsten Han, court documents showed Pausi has an IQ of 67.

They were caught smuggling 96.07g of diamorphine and 76.37g of methamphetamine in 2010.

Another Malaysian, Nagaenthran K. Dharmalingam, is also on death row.

Nagaenthran has been diagnosed with an intellectual disability and has an IQ of 69.

Nagaenthran filed two applications last month in an attempt to halt his death sentence.

The Singaporean Court of Appeal is scheduled to deliver its decision at the end of the month. – February 16, 2022.