Rejecting International Calls, Singapore Hangs Indian-Origin Man Over 1 Kg Of Cannabis

Despite appeals from the UN and other international groups, Singapore executed Tangaraju Suppiah, an Indian-origin man convicted of conspiracy to smuggle cannabis. He was sentenced to death on October 9, 2018, for attempting to traffic more than one kilogram of cannabis into Singapore. The execution took place despite arguments from those who believe that Singapore’s laws regarding the death penalty are too strict. Singapore has some of the world’s toughest laws regarding narcotics and claims that the death penalty is an effective deterrent against trafficking.

Tangaraju Suppiah, a 46-year-old Indian-origin man was given a death sentence for abetting drug trafficking in Singapore.

Singapore Executes Man Over 1 Kg Of Cannabis: Rejecting the appeals of the United Nations and other international calls, Singapore on Wednesday hanged a prisoner convicted of conspiracy to smuggle one kilogram of cannabis. Tangaraju Suppiah, a 46-year-old Indian-origin man was given a death sentence for abetting drug trafficking in Singapore. He was sentenced to death on October 9, 2018, for attempting to traffic more than 1 kg of cannabis to Singapore.
“Singaporean Tangaraju Suppiah, 46, had his capital sentence carried out today at Changi Prison Complex,” a spokesman for the Singapore Prisons Service told AFP.

The execution took place despite the appeal by the United Nations Human Rights Office. British tycoon Richard Branson, a member of the Geneva-based Global Commission on Drug Policy, wrote Monday on his blog that Tangaraju was “not anywhere near” the drugs at the time of his arrest and that Singapore may be about to put an innocent man to death.
Singapore’s Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Tuesday said Branson’s views on a Singaporean on death row showed “disrespect” for the country’s judges and criminal justice system.
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