Singapore Court dismisses last-minute bid by mother of Malaysian drug trafficker to halt execution


Panchalai Supermaniam arrives at the Supreme Court for the final appeal on April 26, 2022. - AFP

SINGAPORE, April 26 (The Straits Times/ANN): The mother of Malaysian drug trafficker Nagaenthran K. Dharmalingam on Tuesday failed in an eleventh-hour attempt to halt his rescheduled execution, which is due to be carried out on Wednesday (April 27).

Her last-minute application was dismissed by a three-judge Court of Appeal, comprising Justices Andrew Phang, Judith Prakash and Belinda Ang.

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