Singapore court delays disabled man's execution over Covid
Gulf Times
Nagaenthran K. Dharmalingam was sentenced to death in 2020 for trafficking a small amount of heroin into Singapore.
Singapore's top court on Tuesday postponed the imminent execution of a Malaysian man -- whom campaigners say is mentally disabled -- after he tested positive for Covid-19, with his family hailing a "miracle".
Nagaenthran K. Dharmalingam was arrested in 2009 for trafficking a small amount of heroin into the city-state, which has some of the world's toughest drugs laws. He was sentenced to death the following year.
He was scheduled to be hanged on Wednesday after losing a series of appeals, despite mounting international outrage and supporters' claims his intellectual disability means he is incapable of making rational decisions.
The Court of Appeal was due to hear a last-ditch appeal Tuesday, but campaigners expected the challenge to be rejected, paving the way for the execution to proceed as scheduled.
