Singapore executes second prisoner in three weeks

Among those hanged last year was Nagaenthran K. Dharmalingam, whose execution sparked international condemnation because he was deemed to have a mental disability. - Reuters

SINGAPORE (AFP): Singapore on Wednesday (May 17) hanged a man for trafficking drugs, authorities said, in the city-state's second execution in three weeks.

The man was convicted in 2019 of trafficking around 1.5 kilos (3.3 pounds) of cannabis, Kokila Annamalai of local rights group Transformative Justice Collective told AFP.