Singapore hangs 2nd citizen in 3 weeks for trafficking cannabis despite calls to halt executions
Singapore has hanged another citizen for trafficking cannabis, the second in three weeks, as it clings firmly to the death penalty despite global calls for the city-state to halt drug-related executions KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- Singapore on Wednesday hanged another citizen for trafficking cannabis , the second in three weeks , as it clung firmly to the death penalty despite growing calls for the city-state to halt drug-related execution s. The 37-year-old man was executed after his last-ditch bid to reopen his case was dismissed by the court Tuesday without a hearing, said activist Kokila Annamalai of the Transformative Justice Collective, which advocates for abolishing the death penalty in Singapore. The man, who was not named as his family has asked for privacy, had been imprisoned for seven years and convicted in 2019 for trafficking around 1.5 kilograms (3.3 pounds) of cannabis, she said. His bid to reopen his case was based on DNA evidence and fingerprints that tied him to a m...