Pushback against death penalty in Singapore for intellectually-disabled man

Hundreds of Singaporeans staged a candlelight vigil on April 25, 2022, to protest the death penalty for a Malaysian man named Nagaenthran Dharmalingam. He was arrested in 2009 for trafficking 43 grams (1.5 ounces) of heroin into Singapore. His execution date is set for April 27. Protestors said he should be spared because he has an intellectual disability, with an IQ of 69. The Singapore government says the death penalty deters crimes like drug trafficking and that most Singaporean citizens support capital punishment.