Malaysian drug trafficker Kalwant Singh fails in 11th-hour bid to stay execution


SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): A 31-year-old Malaysian drug trafficker on death row failed in an 11th-hour attempt on Wednesday (July 6) for a stay on his execution scheduled on Thursday (July 7).

The lawyer for Kalwant Singh Jogindar Singh argued before the Court of Appeal that his client had given information to the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) about a suspect who was eventually arrested.

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