Campaigners decry ‘broken system’ in Singapore that disproportionately punishes drug mules rather than those who coerce them into work
Nagaenthran had said he was coerced into carrying the package and did not know what was inside. His supporters say Nagaenthran had an IQ of 69, a level recognised as indicating a learning disability, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, but that neither the investigation nor trial made any specific disability-related accommodations.
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