Categories: World

Executed for smuggling a kilogram of cannabis

class=”sc-3778e872-0 cKDKQr”>

1/5
Tangaraju Suppiah was executed in Singapore.

Despite international calls, a suspected drug smuggler has been executed in Singapore. Tangaraju Suppiah (46) was hanged on Wednesday, a spokesman for the corrections department told AFP news agency. The 46-year-old was arrested on suspicion of trafficking a kilo of cannabis. Singapore has one of the strictest anti-drug laws in the world. Smuggling more than 500 grams of cannabis is already punishable by death.

The UN on Tuesday criticized the death sentence and called on authorities to halt the execution. British billionaire Richard Branson also campaigned for Tangaraju. Branson, who is also a member of the Geneva-based World Commission on Drug Policy (GCDP), said he was not even “near” the drugs when he was arrested. Tangaraju’s family had also pleaded for clemency and called for the case to be re-examined.

After a hiatus of more than two years, the island nation resumed execution of the death penalty in March 2022. Wednesday’s scheduled execution would be the first in six months and the 12th in a year. (AFP)

Source: Blick

Share
Published by
Amelia

Recent Posts

Terror suspect Chechen ‘hanged himself’ in Russian custody Egyptian President al-Sisi has been sworn in for a third term

On the same day of the terrorist attack on the Krokus City Hall in Moscow,…

1 year ago

Locals demand tourist tax for Tenerife: “Like a cancer consuming the island”

class="sc-cffd1e67-0 iQNQmc">1/4Residents of Tenerife have had enough of noisy and dirty tourists.It's too loud, the…

1 year ago

Agreement reached: this is how much Tuchel will receive for his departure from Bayern

class="sc-cffd1e67-0 iQNQmc">1/7Packing his things in Munich in the summer: Thomas Tuchel.After just over a year,…

1 year ago

Worst earthquake in 25 years in Taiwan +++ Number of deaths increased Is Russia running out of tanks? Now ‘Chinese coffins’ are used

At least seven people have been killed and 57 injured in severe earthquakes in the…

1 year ago

Now the moon should also have its own time (and its own clocks). These 11 photos and videos show just how intense the Taiwan earthquake was

The American space agency NASA would establish a uniform lunar time on behalf of the…

1 year ago

This is how the Swiss experienced the earthquake in Taiwan: “I saw a crack in the wall”

class="sc-cffd1e67-0 iQNQmc">1/8Bode Obwegeser was surprised by the earthquake while he was sleeping. “It was a…

1 year ago