SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): Various individuals and groups, in and outside Singapore, had repeated false allegations that sought to cast aspersions on the involvement of Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon in the case involving Malaysian drug trafficker Nagaenthran K. Dharmalingam, said the Attorney-General's Chambers (AGC).
In a statement released on Wednesday after Nagaenthran was hanged, the AGC said it"takes a serious view of any act that may constitute contempt, and will not hesitate to take appropriate action to protect the administration of justice".These false allegations were asserted in an affidavit filed on Monday by Nagaenthran's mother, Panchalai Supermaniam, in an eleventh-hour attempt to halt his execution that was dismissed by the court on Tuesday.
Nagaenthran's lawyers had claimed he was mentally disabled, but the court said there was no admissible evidence to support this. The AGC noted that Madam Panchalai, in representing herself, claimed that her application and affidavit had been prepared and filed with the assistance of"friends and social activists".
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