Singapore executes 5th prisoner this year for drug trafficking FMTNews FMTWorld
Shalleh Adul Latiff is the 16th prisoner sent to the gallows since the government resumed executions in March 2022.
Shalleh Adul Latiff was sentenced to death for possessing around 55g of heroin “for the purpose of trafficking” in 2019.According to court documents, Shalleh worked as a delivery driver before his arrest in 2016. During his trial, he claimed to have believed he was delivering contraband cigarettes for a friend to whom he owed money.
The execution comes less than a week after Singapore executed the first woman in nearly 20 years for drug trafficking despite condemnation from rights groups.
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