[UPDATED] Singapore court stays execution of mentally disabled Malaysian

KUALA LUMPUR – The Singapore High Court has granted a stay of execution on Malaysian death row inmate Nagaenthran Dhamalingam pending a hearing at the Court of Appeal over his death sentence, his lawyer said.

On Facebook, lawyer M. Ravi shared the update over a hearing, which was presided by justice See Kee Oon, who delivered the judgement at 4pm.

“The high court has just ordered a stay of execution pending the hearing of the appeal to the Court of Appeal against the decision of the high court,” Ravi said.

Nagaenthran is to be executed two days from now on November 10.

According to Bernama, the hearing today was a constitutional challenge that was heard via Zoom.

Nagaenthran was arrested in Singapore on April 22, 2010, for trafficking 42.72g of diamorphine. He was handed the death penalty by the high court on November 22, 2010.

It is learnt that the 33-year-old Nagaenthran only has an IQ of 69 and suffers from impaired executive functioning and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

He has exhausted his appeal options after his presidential clemency application was rejected on June 1, 2020.

Malaysians are also on a mission to save Nagaenthran from the gallows, launching a petition on change.org which has garnered signatures in the tens of thousands.

The petition seeks Singapore President Halimah Yacob to pardon Nagaenthran for the commission of a non-violent crime.

While standing trial in Singapore for drug trafficking, Nagaenthran told the court that he was coerced to perform the illegal act by a man who assaulted him and threatened to murder his girlfriend. – The Vibes, November 8, 2021