The International Commission against the Death Penalty (ICDP or Commission) urgently calls on the Singaporean authorities to halt the execution of Malaysian national 38-year-old Pannir Selvam Pranthaman, which has been scheduled for 20 February 2025.
Reports reaching ICDP suggest that 38-year-old Mr Pranthaman, who has been facing the death penalty since 2017, was sentenced to the mandatory death penalty after being found guilty of carrying for the purpose of selling 51.84 grammes of diamorphine (heroin); Singapore’s Misuse of Drugs Act provides for the death penalty if the amount of diamorphine trafficked is more than 15 grammes.
ICDP notes with concern at reports suggesting that Mr. Pranthaman’s family, received only four days’ notice about his scheduled execution.
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