‘Drug trafficker knew what he was doing’

The courts have held that Nagaenthran K. Dharmalingam, the Malaysian scheduled to be hanged for drug trafficking, knew what he was doing when he committed the crime, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said.

The issue of whether Nagaenthran’s mental responsibility for his actions was substantially impaired, at the time he had committed the offence, was considered by the High Court, the ministry added.