Court of Appeal dismisses plea by mother of Malaysian drug trafficker on death row

SINGAPORE: The Court of Appeal on Tuesday dismissed a last-minute plea by convicted Malaysian drug trafficker Nagaenthran Dharmalingam, who has been on death row for more than a decade.

Delivering the judgment on behalf of the panel, Justice Phang said the Court of Appeal found the application to be"devoid of merit"."No court in the world would allow an applicant to prolong matters ad infinitum" by filing such applications, said the judge.The case has attracted international attention. The court's public gallery was full, and several members of the international media were present.

Chief Justice Menon had described that appeal as"a blatant and egregious abuse of the court's processes", which seemed to have the aim of"unjustifiably delaying" the execution.Deputy Public Prosecutor Wong Woon Kwong argued that Mdm Panchalai had no standing to be a party to the application, and that it could only be brought by Nagaenthran himself.

Mr Wong also argued that the application, which he said had no merit, was the latest in a series of"repeated drip-feeding to abuse the court's process". The prosecutor said it was"obvious" that the motion paper had been drafted on legal advice, with Justice Phang also noting that it was"very much a legal document".

Under questioning from the judges, Mdm Panchalai said that the legal documents were drafted by"family" and"friends of our relatives".

If SG gov finds it hard to execute him, they should employ American drones to kill him. American drones are the most effective killing machines. They have killed millions of 'militants' in the Middle East n they do not need a court order.

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