Singapore to execute man for conspiring to traffic 2 pounds of cannabis
Singapore’s Home Affairs Ministry did not directly respond to questions sent by The Washington Post. It pointed to a statement by its Central Narcotics Bureau, which said that capital punishment is “used only for the most serious crimes” as part of the city’s “comprehensive harm prevention strategy which targets both drug demand and supply.” It said that Tangaraju was “accorded full due process under the law” and called the assertion he had requested an interpreter “disingenuous.
Singapore has justified its tough drugs policy on its proximity to the Golden Triangle, a Southeast Asian region that is a major gateway for illicit drug production and trafficking. But many of its neighbors have recently softened their stance: Thailand legalized the growth and trade of cannabis in 2022, while Malaysia the same year moved to end its use of the mandatory death penalty for nonviolent drug offenses.
Tangaraju’s hanging will be the first known execution in Singapore since October, according to journalist Kirsten Han, who campaigns against capital punishment. The country’s use of the death penalty also came under international scrutiny last year, when an intellectually disabled Malaysian man was put to death for trafficking a small amount of heroin.
“More than drugs, it is our drug policy that ruins lives in Singapore,” said Kokila Annamalai, an activist against capital punishment.Article content
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