Singapore to execute 1st woman in 20 years

By Agence France-Presse

Jul 26, 2023 12:09 am

SINGAPORE: Singapore is set to hang two drug convicts this week, including the first woman to be sent to the gallows in nearly 20 years, rights groups said on Tuesday, while urging the executions be halted.

Local rights organization Transformative Justice Collective (TJC) said a 56-year-old man convicted of trafficking 50 grams (1.76 ounces) of heroin is scheduled to be hanged on Wednesday at the Southeast Asian city-state's Changi Prison.

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