Saminathan Selvaraju will join a growing number of Malaysian citizens executed after being controversially convicted of drug trafficking.

Sangkari Pranthaman writes what Pannir told family members on eve of his execution.

The government has a lot to answer for facilitating Pannir Selvam’s death through such a reckless, rushed and factually wrong statement on the eve of his execution.

Pannir Selvam Pranthaman is scheduled to face his hangman even as lawyers remain in the dark on the outcome of Bukit Aman’s interview with him.

The Malaysian death row inmate was due to be hanged early tomorrow  amid growing calls for Putrajaya to appeal on behalf of its citizen.

They said Ong Ying Ping accepted payments from the family but refused to represent Pannir Selvam in a case against the government's illegal disclosure of prisoners' correspondence.

It is of no use to find out that one is is innocent after being executed.

More than 20 civil society groups say that Pannir Selvam's case is riddled with violations of international human rights laws.

The prisoners, including four Malaysians, had to argue their case themselves as lawyers were afraid to represent them.

A joint statement by several organisations urging an end to the death penalty as two executions for drug-related offences are set to take place this week.

Nearly 40% of all known executions were for drug-related offences, including 11 in Singapore, the rights group says.

While the Islamic republic's law permits executions for blasphemy, hangings of people convicted of such charges have been relatively rare in recent years.