He said they filed the case in Malaysia because Prabagaran had exhausted all appeals in Singapore. The main grounds (cited in the application) is that fair trial was denied in Singapore," Surendran told reporters. Among others, they want a declaration that the respondents are legally obliged to protect and give effect to Prabagaran's right to a fair trial, life and liberty. In her affidavit in support, Eswary said her son was convicted in the Singapore High Court on July 22, 2014 for trafficking in 22.24gm of diamorphine. Eswary said her son's appeal to the Singapore Court of Appeal was dismissed on Oct 2, 2015.

Source: The Star January 16, 2017 07:19 UTC