Singapore officials have confirmed the execution of a woman for the first time in almost 20 years on Friday.
45-year-old Saridewi Djamani was found guilty of trafficking 30g of heroin in 2018 and is the second drug convict to be executed this week, after fellow Singaporean Mohd Aziz bin Hussain, and the 15th since March 2022.
Singapore has some of the world’s toughest anti-drug laws, which it says are necessary to protect society.
Singapore law specifies that the death penalty will be imposed on anyone caught trafficking more than 500g of cannabis or 15g of heroin.
According to Singapore’s Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) Saridewi, who was sentenced to death on 6 July in 2018, was accorded “full due process” under the law.
The city’s highest court had dismissed the appeal against her conviction on 6 October last year and a petition for presidential pardon was also unsuccessful, according to authorities.
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