Singapore’s decision to execute a Malaysian man with a learning disability for drug trafficking has highlighted the regressive laws in one of the world’s most liberal economies, critics say.
Activists and the UN have made a last-minute appeal to spare the life of Nagaenthran Dharmalingam, who supporters said has an IQ of 69, and Datchinamurthy Kataiah. Both were convicted of separate drug trafficking offences.
Up to 300 campaigners staged a demonstration on Monday in Speakers’ Corner, a fenced-off area in Singapore designated for protests, to oppose the executions.
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