Malaysian P Pannir Selvam is scheduled to be executed in Singapore on Wednesday morning (Oct 8) for smuggling 51.84g of diamorphine into the city-state.
His sister Angelia told FMT that prison authorities informed her earlier today that the notice on the execution date had been issued to the family.
The notice, dated Oct 4 and signed by a senior officer from the Singapore Prison Service, informed the family that they will be allowed extended daily visits with Pannir until Oct 7 at the Prison Link Centre in Changi.
When contacted, the family’s lawyer, N Surendren, also confirmed the notice.
Asked about the next course of action, HE said a demonstration will be held at the Singapore High Commission in Kuala Lumpur, with details to be finalised soon.
Pannir was convicted on June 27, 2017 by the Singapore High Court for trafficking in 51.84gm of diamorphine at the Woodlands checkpoint on Sept 3, 2014. He was sentenced to the mandatory death penalty.
His appeal was dismissed by the Court of Appeal on Feb 9, 2018, and his clemency petition to the President of Singapore was rejected.
The Court of Appeal on Sept 6 also dismissed Pannir’s bid for a stay of execution, pending the conclusion of disciplinary proceedings he had initiated with the Law Society against his former lawyer.
If the execution proceeds, it will be the city-state’s second one involving Malaysians in a span of two weeks.
On Sept 25, 39-year-old K Datchinamurthy was executed for smuggling 44.96g of diamorphine into the country.
