Oyogist has gathered that not less than 400 Singaporeans gathered at “Speakers’ Corner” in a downtown park, to hold a late night vigil for Malaysians currently facing execution in the country.
The demonstrators held electric candles, torches, and signs reading “Abolish the death penalty” and “End oppression, not life”.
“No more blood on our hands”, the crowd chanted, as well as “justice” and “freedom”.
One of the executes , Dharmalingamn was arrested at the age of 21 after being found with a small bundle of heroin and lost a last-ditch appeal against the death sentence last month.
Supporters say he has an IQ of 69, a level recognised as a disability, and was coerced into committing the crime.
His case has sparked widespread criticism, including from the European Union and British billionaire Richard Branson.
Kataiah was arrested in 2011 and convicted on drug trafficking charges.
Speaking on the sidelines of the protest, his sister Sathirani told newsmen she was “shocked” her brother will be hanged as he was a small-time courier.
“He feels that the punishment is not fair,” she said.
UN rights office spokeswoman Ravina Shamdasani urged Singapore “to immediately halt its execution plans, to consider granting Dharmalingham and Kataiah clemency, and to commute their sentences to prison terms.”
