Singapore Executes Man for Cannabis Trafficking

Singapore executed Tangaraju Suppiah, who was accused of coordinating the delivery of cannabis, despite pleas for clemency from his family and protests from activists that he was convicted on weak evidence. Tangaraju was sentenced to death in 2018 for abetting the trafficking of 1 kilogram (2.2 pounds) of cannabis. Singapore authorities say there is a deterrent effect, citing studies that traffickers carry amounts below the threshold that would bring a death penalty. The Anti-Death Penalty Asia Network condemned Tangaraju's execution as "reprehensible."