Advertisement
Singapore to execute first woman in nearly 20 years: rights groups
- A 45-year-old woman, identified as Saridewi Djamani, is to be hanged on Friday for trafficking around 30 grams of heroin
- If carried out, she would be the first woman to be executed in Singapore since 2004
Reading Time:2 minutes
Why you can trust SCMP
8
Singapore is set to hang two drug convicts this week, including the first woman to be sent to the gallows in nearly 20 years, according to rights groups, which are urging the executions be halted.
On Tuesday, local rights organisation Transformative Justice Collective (TJC) said a 56-year-old man convicted of trafficking 50 grams of heroin is expected to be hanged on Wednesday at the Southeast Asian city state’s Changi Prison.
A 45-year-old woman convict who TJC identified as Saridewi Djamani is also set to be sent to the gallows on Friday. She was sentenced to death in 2018 for trafficking around 30 grams of heroin.
Advertisement
If carried out, she would be the first woman to be executed in Singapore since 2004 when 36-year-old hairdresser Yen May Woen was hanged for drug trafficking, said TJC activist Kokila Annamalai.
03:36
Death row inmates get pre-execution photo shoots for loved ones in Singapore
Death row inmates get pre-execution photo shoots for loved ones in Singapore
TJC said the two prisoners are Singaporeans and their families have received notices setting the dates of their executions.
Advertisement
Prison officials have not answered yet responded to emailed questions from journalists seeking confirmation.
Advertisement
Select Voice
Choose your listening speed
Get through articles 2x faster
1.25x
250 WPM
Slow
Average
Fast
1.25x