A Malaysian man, P Pannir Selvam, is scheduled to be executed in Singapore on Wednesday morning (Oct 8) after being convicted of trafficking drugs into the country.
Family notified of execution
According to his sister Angelia, the family received the official notice from the Singapore Prison Service earlier today (Oct 4).
Reported by FMT, the notice signed by a senior prison officer stated that the family would be allowed extended visits with Pannir until Oct 7 at the Prison Link Centre in Changi.
Lawyer N Surendren also confirmed the notice, adding that a demonstration is expected to be held soon at the Singapore High Commission in Kuala Lumpur.
Convicted for smuggling heroin
Pannir was arrested on Sept 3, 2014 at the Woodlands Checkpoint for carrying 51.84g of diamorphine, also known as heroin.
On June 27, 2017, the Singapore High Court convicted him and sentenced him to the mandatory death penalty.
His appeal was later dismissed by the Court of Appeal in 2018, and his clemency petition to the President of Singapore was also rejected.
Last month (Sept 6), the Court of Appeal dismissed his bid to delay the execution while he pursued disciplinary proceedings against his former lawyer.
Second Malaysian in two weeks
If carried out, Pannir’s execution would mark the second case involving a Malaysian in less than two weeks.
On Sept 25, 39-year-old K Datchinamurthy was hanged for smuggling 44.96g of diamorphine into Singapore.
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