MALAYSIAN national Pannir Selvam Pranthaman is scheduled to be executed in Singapore on 8 October, following the rejection of his post-appeal application last month, his family's lawyer has confirmed.
The notice of execution was served to the family on Saturday morning, according to lawyer N. Surendran, who is representing Pannir's family.
“The family has been granted permission for two daily visits until 7 October. We will update further on any next steps,” Surendran told Bernama.
Pannir, 38, was convicted by the High Court on 2 May 2017 for trafficking not less than 51.84 grams of diamorphine into Singapore. He was handed a mandatory death sentence and has since exhausted all legal avenues.
His appeal was dismissed by the Court of Appeal on 9 February 2018, and a clemency petition to the President of Singapore was also rejected.
The case has seen two previous stays of execution. The first was granted in May 2019 to allow Pannir to challenge the rejection of his clemency petition and the decision by the Public Prosecutor not to issue a certificate of substantive assistance. A second stay was granted in February 2025, pending the outcome of a post-appeal application — which was ultimately dismissed on 5 September.
Should the execution proceed as scheduled, it would mark the second execution of a Malaysian citizen in Singapore within two weeks, following the hanging of K. Datchinamurthy on 25 September.
Two other Malaysian nationals were also executed in Singapore in July this year, all in connection with drug trafficking offences. - October 4, 2025
