Singaporean authorities are set to carry out capital punishment on two drug convicts this week, drawing attention to the first female prisoner due for execution in almost two decades. The impending executions have sparked outrage among human rights groups.
According to the local rights group Transformative Justice Collective (TJC), the first convict, a 56 year old man found guilty of smuggling 50 grammes of heroin, is scheduled for execution today at Changi Prison. The second convict, a 45 year old woman, awaits her execution on July 28. Both prisoners are Singaporean, and their families have been informed of the impending executions.
Saridewi Djamani was sentenced to death in 2018 for smuggling close to 30 grammes of heroin. This would be the first execution of a woman in Singapore since 2004 when a woman by the name of Yen May…
