Singapore is set to hang a man, Tangaraju Suppiah, for trafficking cannabis, in the city-state’s latest controversial execution, the BBC reports. Tangaraju, 46, was convicted of “abetting by engaging in a conspiracy to traffic” over a delivery of 1kg (35oz) of cannabis from Malaysia to Singapore in 2013. Singapore law mandates the death penalty for drug trafficking and has lesser penalties for couriers. It follows a high-profile execution last year of an intellectually impaired man over a drugs charge. Singapore has some of the world’s toughest anti-drug laws, which it says are necessary to protect society.

Source: Nigerian Tribune April 25, 2023 13:50 UTC