(23 Apr 2022)
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Kuala Lumpur - 23 April 2022
1. Various of protesters outside the Singaprean Embassy with placards shouting (English): "Justice for Nagaenthran"
2. Mid of placard with the face of Nagaenthran K. Dharmalingam
3. Mid of Ghouri Velusamy at protest
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Ghouri Velusamy, protester:
"And we can see the mother of Nagaenthran and her plea for the safety of her son, and stop the execution, so we all shall pray that he will come back safely to Malaysia and we will stop this execution."
5. Various of placards with Nagaenthran's face
6. Wide of protesters with placards
7. Various of protesters near a noose
8. Wide of Zaid Malek at protest
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Zaid Malek, Head coordinator, Lawyers for Liberty:
"He (Nagaenthran) is at the end of his ropes literally, he will be sent to the gallows on 27 April, so we are here to show our displeasure of the Singapore government's actions in going ahead with this execution despite the fact that he is an intellectually-disabled man, despite the fact that his mental health has deteriorated while this whole ordeal is ongoing."
10. Various of Singaporean embassy
STORYLINE:
Malaysians protested in front of the Singaporean embassy in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday cover the impending execution of a mentally disabled man.
Nagaenthran K. Dharmalingam is to be hanged next week in Singapore after losing a final appeal, rights groups said Wednesday, but his Malaysian lawyer mounted a new bid to halt the execution.
"We are here to show our displeasure of the Singapore government's actions in going ahead with this execution despite the fact that he is an intellectually-disabled man, despite the fact that his mental health has deteriorated while this whole ordeal is ongoing," said Zaid Malek, the Head coordinator of Lawyers for Liberty.
Dharmalingam has been on death row since 2010 for attempting to smuggle less than 43 grams (1.5 ounces) of heroin into Singapore.
His scheduled hanging last November sparked widespread criticism, including from the European Union and British business magnate Richard Branson, because he is believed to be mentally disabled with an IQ of 69 - a level internationally recognized as an intellectual disability.
A Singapore court ruled that Nagaenthran knew what he was doing by violating Singapore's harsh anti-drug laws.
Nagaenthran lost his final appeal on March 29.
Nagaenthran's Malaysian lawyer wrote an immediate letter to Singapore's attorney general seeking a halt to the execution on April 27.
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