Malaysians stage protest to stop execution of Nagaenthran

A 150-strong crowd gathered outside the Singapore High Commission in Kuala Lumpur to protest the execution of Nagaenthran K Dharmalingam in Singapore on Wednesday. Nagaenthran, 34, who is mentally disabled, was arrested in 2009 for bringing 42.72gm of heroin into the city-state and was handed the death sentence the following year. .rbs_gallery_69d18092bc3fbSpinner{ margin: 50px auto; width: 50px; height: 40px; text-align: center; font-size: 10px; } .rbs_gallery_69d18092bc3fbSpinner > div{ background-color: #333; height: 100%; width: 6px; display: inline-block; -webkit-animation: rbs_gallery_69d18092bc3fb-stretchdelay 1.2s infinite ease-in-out; animation: rbs_gallery_69d18092bc3fb-stretchdelay 1.2s infinite ease-in-out; } .rbs_gallery_69d18092bc3fbSpinner .rbs_gallery_69d18092bc3fbRect2 { -webkit-animation-delay: -1.1s; animation-delay: -1.1s; } .rbs_gallery_69d18092bc3fbSpinner .rbs_gallery_69d18092bc3fbRect3 { -webkit-animation-delay: -1.0s; animation-delay: -1.0s; } .rbs_gallery_69d18092bc3fbSpinner .rbs_gallery_69d18092bc3fbRect4 { -webkit-animation-delay: -0.9s; animation-delay: -0.9s; } .rbs_gallery_69d18092bc3fbSpinner .rbs_gallery_69d18092bc3fbRect5 { -webkit-animation-delay: -0.8s; animation-delay: -0.8s; } @-webkit-keyframes rbs_gallery_69d18092bc3fb-stretchdelay { 0%, 40%, 100% { -webkit-transform: scaleY(0.4) } 20% { -webkit-transform: scaleY(1.0) } } @keyframes rbs_gallery_69d18092bc3fb-stretchdelay { 0%, 40%, 100% { transform: scaleY(0.4); -webkit-transform: scaleY(0.4); } 20% { transform: scaleY(1.0); -webkit-transform: scaleY(1.0); } } A photo of Nagaenthran K Dharmalingam, who is scheduled to be hanged in Singapore on Wednesday for drug trafficking. Members from Anti-Death Penalty Asia Network and Lawyers for Liberty gather outside the Singapore High Commission to protest the Singapore government’s decision to go ahead with the execution of Nagaenthran. Members of MIC Wanita show their support for Nagaenthran and his family. Police keep a tight watch on protesters who gathered for an hour outside the Singapore High Commission. Over 100 members of MIC Youth chant “Justice, justice! Justice for Nagaenthran”. MIC information chief T Thinalan (second from left) holds a memorandum urging the Singapore president to intervene and spare Nagaenthran from being hanged. Nagaenthran is believed to have an IQ of 69, a level recognised as a disability but he failed in his clemency bid. Nagaenthran’s case has sparked widespread criticism with the European Union and British billionaire Richard Branson among those condemning the scheduled execution. A protestor holds up placards imploring the Singapore government to spare Nagaenthran’s life.Addressing the media, Lawyers for Liberty chief coordinator Zaid Malek urged the Malaysian government to intervene and bring Nagaenthran home through an international prisoner transfer programme, to serve his sentence here.var rbs_gallery_69d18092bc3fb = {"version":"3.2.1","id":2024922,"class":"id2024922","roboGalleryDelay":1000,"mainContainer":"#robo_gallery_main_block_rbs_gallery_69d18092bc3fb","loadingContainer":"#rbs_gallery_69d18092bc3fb-block-loader","loadingContainerObj":"rbs_gallery_69d18092bc3fb-block-loader","columnWidth":"auto","columns":1,"resolutions":[{"columnWidth":"auto","columns":1,"maxWidth":960},{"columnWidth":"auto","columns":1,"maxWidth":650},{"columnWidth":"auto","columns":1,"maxWidth":450}],"descBox":true,"descBoxClass":"rbs_desc_panel_dark","lightboxOptions":{"gallery":{"enabled":true,"tCounter":"%curr% of %total%"}},"facebook":true,"twitter":true,"pinterest":true,"vk":true,"overlayEffect":"direction-aware-fade","boxesToLoadStart":12,"boxesToLoad":8,"waitUntilThumbLoads":1,"LoadingWord":"Loading...","loadMoreWord":"Load More","noMoreEntriesWord":"No More Entries","horizontalSpaceBetweenBoxes":15,"verticalSpaceBetweenBoxes":15,"lazyLoad":1,"wrapContainer":"#robo-gallery-wrap-rbs_gallery_69d18092bc3fb","filterContainer":"#rbs_gallery_69d18092bc3fbfilter","loadMoreClass":"button-flat-primary button-large "};

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Malaysians stage protest to stop execution of Nagaenthran

A 150-strong crowd gathers outside the Singapore High Commission to protest the execution of a Malaysian on death row.