PETALING JAYA: De facto law minister Datuk Liew Vui Keong has denied interfering with the Singapore Court of Appeal's decision to stay the execution of P. Pannir Selvam, a Malaysian citizen convicted on a drug charge. Pannir then filed an application for a stay of execution before the Singapore Court of Appeal on Wednesday (May 22), two days before he was due to be executed in Changi Prison. Liew said he had not read the grounds of decision by the Singapore Court of Appeal in granting Pannir a stay of execution. "What's obvious is that the Singapore Court made its decision having considered the prevailing circumstances and the rule of law applicable to the case. "I, and everyone of us here in Malaysia, respect the decision of Singapore's Court," Liew said.

Source: The Star May 26, 2019 06:22 UTC