
Singapore executes Indian-origin cannabis trafficker despite pleas for clemency
Singapore: Singapore on Wednesday executed a 46-year-old Indian-origin drug trafficker, ignoring pleas for clemency from his family, human rights activists and the United Nations. Tangaraju Suppiah was hanged at dawn in Changi Prison, a day after his 11th-hour appeal was rejected by a court here. He was convicted in October 2018 by a High Court…