Singapore executes mentally disabled Indian-origin Malaysian man over drug trafficking charges

Singapore on Wednesday executed a mentally disabled Malaysian man triggering an international outcry.

The Indian-origin man Nagaenthran Dharmalingam, 34, was on death row for over a decade over drug trafficking charges.

Dharmalingam's lawyer had appealed against the execution over his disability. Dharmalingam's brother Navin Kumar said his body will be sent to Malaysia where a funeral would be held in Ipoh town.

(With inputs from Agencies)

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