Singapore hardens opinion against death penalty as ‘sense of injustice’ grows

High-profile death row case prompts some Singaporeans to call for executions to be halted though overall support for capital punishment remains high

The news was delivered in just a few cold sentences. An appeal for clemency for Nagaenthran Dharmalingam, a man on death row whose case has prompted a global outcry, had failed.

Please be informed that the position...remains unchanged" wrote Singapore president's principal private secretary, in a letter to Nagaenthran's family: The sentence of death therefore stands."