Singapore executes 'disabled' Malaysian Nagaenthran Dharmalingam on drugs charges - in pictures

  • An activist protests at a candlelit vigil against the execution of Malaysian citizen Nagaenthran Dharmalingam, who was convicted of a drug offence 11 years ago in Singapore but had been diagnosed as intellectually disabled, outside Singapore's embassy in Kuala Lumpur. EPA
    An activist protests at a candlelit vigil against the execution of Malaysian citizen Nagaenthran Dharmalingam, who was convicted of a drug offence 11 years ago in Singapore but had been diagnosed as intellectually disabled, outside Singapore's embassy in Kuala Lumpur. EPA
  • His lawyers had filed successive appeals against his death penalty, saying he was intellectually disabled. Reuters
    His lawyers had filed successive appeals against his death penalty, saying he was intellectually disabled. Reuters
  • His brother Navin Kumar said the execution had been carried out in Singapore. He said the body would be sent back to Malaysia for a funeral in Ipoh. Reuters
    His brother Navin Kumar said the execution had been carried out in Singapore. He said the body would be sent back to Malaysia for a funeral in Ipoh. Reuters
  • Angelia Pranthaman, sister of Pannir Selvam Pranthaman, another Malaysian drug trafficker facing death sentence, cries at the vigil for Nagaenthran Dharmalingam in Kuala Lumpur. Reuters
    Angelia Pranthaman, sister of Pannir Selvam Pranthaman, another Malaysian drug trafficker facing death sentence, cries at the vigil for Nagaenthran Dharmalingam in Kuala Lumpur. Reuters
  • Dharmalingam's mother filed a last-minute legal challenge to halt her son's execution but it was dismissed by the Singapore Court of Appeal. EPA
    Dharmalingam's mother filed a last-minute legal challenge to halt her son's execution but it was dismissed by the Singapore Court of Appeal. EPA
  • At the end of the hearing, Nagaenthran and his family reached through a gap in a glass screen to grasp each others' hands tightly as they wept. EPA
    At the end of the hearing, Nagaenthran and his family reached through a gap in a glass screen to grasp each others' hands tightly as they wept. EPA
  • About 300 people held a candlelight vigil at a Singapore park on Monday to protest against the hanging. EPA
    About 300 people held a candlelight vigil at a Singapore park on Monday to protest against the hanging. EPA
  • Anti-death penalty group Reprieve called the execution a 'tragic miscarriage of justice'. Reuters
    Anti-death penalty group Reprieve called the execution a 'tragic miscarriage of justice'. Reuters
  • Panchalai Supermaniam, mother of Nagaenthran Dharmalingam, weeps as she thanks supporters and activists after her last-ditch challenge was dismissed, outside the Supreme Court in Singapore. Reuters
    Panchalai Supermaniam, mother of Nagaenthran Dharmalingam, weeps as she thanks supporters and activists after her last-ditch challenge was dismissed, outside the Supreme Court in Singapore. Reuters
  • Another vigil was held outside the Singapore High Commission in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday evening appealing for clemency, with one protester carrying a placard reading 'Singapore spare Nagaenthran the noose. Reuters
    Another vigil was held outside the Singapore High Commission in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday evening appealing for clemency, with one protester carrying a placard reading 'Singapore spare Nagaenthran the noose. Reuters
  • The Singapore government says the death penalty is a deterrent against drug trafficking and most of its citizens support capital punishment. AFP
    The Singapore government says the death penalty is a deterrent against drug trafficking and most of its citizens support capital punishment. AFP