Singapore has executed a person for trafficking 36.93g of heroin, making it the city-state's second hanging this yr.
The 45-year-old man was despatched to the gallows at Changi Jail after he was discovered responsible of trafficking greater than twice the 15g of pure heroin that deserves the dying penalty, the Central Narcotics Bureau stated on Friday .
Underneath Singapore's legislation, which stipulates harsh punishments for drug trafficking, anybody convicted of trafficking greater than 500g (17.6oz) of hashish or 15g (0.5oz) of heroin can be executed.
The identification and particulars of the case have been saved personal by rights teams on the request of the person's household.
The person was convicted and later sentenced to dying in February 2019, AFP reported. His authorized petitions for clemency have been rejected.
“He was granted a full trial underneath the legislation, and was represented by authorized counsel all through the method,” the Bureau of Narcotics stated.
In February, Singapore executed Bangladeshi nationwide Ahmed Salim, making him the primary individual convicted of homicide to be hanged since 2019.
Singaporean authorities put execution sentences on maintain in 2020 throughout the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic, however resumed hangings in 2022 regardless of calls to finish capital punishment for drug-related crimes .
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