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Singapore: Two convicted drug traffickers executed
Today Online Friday 18 Nov 2016 The two men were 31-year-old Malaysian national Devendran A/L Supramaniam and 38-year-old Nigerian national Chijioke Stephen Obioha. Devendran was convicted of importing 83.36g of diamorphine into Singapore and sentenced to death on July 29, 2014. The Misuse of Drugs Act (MDA) provides for the death penalty if the amount of diamorphine (or pure heroin) imported is 15g or more. His appeal against conviction and sentence was dismissed by the Court of Appeal on May 5 last year. On Thursday, Devendran’s counsel filed two criminal motions in court for a stay of execution and to re-open his appeal. The criminal motions were heard and dismissed by the Court of Appeal on the same day. Obioha was convicted of trafficking in 2.6kg of cannabis and sentenced to death on Dec 30, 2008. The MDA provides for the death penalty if the amount of cannabis trafficked is 500g or more. His appeal against conviction and sentence was dismissed by the Court of Appeal on Aug 16, 2010. After death penalty laws were changed in 2013, Obioha maintained that he did not wish to be re-sentenced. He made a last-minute attempt to do so a day before he was scheduled to hang in May last year and was granted a stay of execution, before withdrawing his application three months later. On Wednesday, Obioha’s counsel filed a criminal motion in court for a stay of execution and to commute his death sentence to life imprisonment. The criminal motion was heard and dismissed by the Court of Appeal on Thursday. Both also petitioned the President for clemency but were turned down. http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/two-convicted-drug-traffickers-executed
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