Four Malaysian drug convicts face execution after Singapore rejects clemency petitions


PETALING JAYA: Four Malaysians convicted of drug-related offences in Singapore face imminent execution after its president rejected the clemency petitions of up to 10 prisoners over the past week, says Lawyers For Liberty.

Its adviser N. Surendran said in Singapore, the rejection of clemency petition is usually followed soon after by the prisoner's execution.

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