About 100 people attend Nagaenthran's wake in Singapore


People pay tribute at a wake for Malaysian national Nagaenthran K. Dharmalingam, who was executed for trafficking heroin into Singapore, on April 27, 2022. - Photo: AFP

SINGAPORE: About 100 people including human rights activists, family members, and members of the public attended the wake held for Nagaenthran K. Dharmalingam, who was executed early Wednesday (April 27) morning in Singapore’s Changi Prison.

The wake, held at 38, Sin Ming Drive here, began at 1pm and the cortege at 4.50pm departed for Ipoh, Perak, where Nagaenthran’s funeral is to be held.

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