A drug courier who was found guilty of a drug-related offense in Singapore effectively received a stay of his scheduled execution the day before.  ,
Pannir Selvam Pranthaman was scheduled to go to prison on Thursday ( Feb 20 ), but he requested permission to file a post-appeal application with the Court of Appeal.  ,
Pannir’s appeal was heard by the Appellate Division assess Woo Bih Li, who granted him permission to appeal and, as a result, issued an order for a stay of execution.
The judge’s decision is the latest in Pannir’s long-drawn battle against his capital sentence.
Pannir was found guilty on May 2, 2017, on a single command of importing 51.84g of diamorphine into Singapore and was sentenced to the severable death penalty.  ,
The Court of Appeal rejected his charm on February 9, 2018, against his judgment and sentence.  ,
After the departure, Pannir, his household and his attorneys submitted petitions for mercy to the president, who next declined to ride the dying sentence.  ,
On May 24, 2019, Pannir and his relatives were informed that he would be put to death.  ,
Pannir also filed a second request for a stay of his murder three days before the scheduled murder, among other reasons.  ,
Pannir had occasion to submit his application and the keep was granted.  ,
Another wave of lawsuits and judicial review proceedings followed, including one in which he was a member of a group of inmates who filed a lawsuit against the Singapore Prison Service’s ( SPS) for the release of prisoners ‘ correspondence to the Attorney-General’s Chambers ( AGC) ).  ,
In this case, the judge ruled in October 2024 that the SPS and AGC had disclosed and kept their papers in violation of their own privacy.
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On Jan 27, 2025, the senator issued an order for the applicant to get executed on Feb 20, 2025. On February 16, 2025, Panir was given see of this.  ,
Representing himself, Pannir advanced the existing application based on three basis:
- His objection about Ong Ying Ping, his former prosecutor, to the Law Society of Singapore.  ,
- A legal dispute arose regarding the suppositions contained in some Misuse of Drugs Act provisions.
- The SPS’s publication of his letter to the AGC discredited the justice system.
Pannir’s objection to the Law Society includes the allegations that Mr. Ong had pressured and misled him into signing an act in man,  , and that the lawyer only offered to represent him three days before a hearing in August 2024.  ,
According to Pannir, Mr. Ong’s role as a “material hear” might be required in the proceedings against him.
Justice Woo determined that the circumstances of Pannir’s judgment or word were unrelated to the proceedings. But, the judge determined based on this evidence that Pannir’s program had a “reasonable chance of success.”  ,
Also, Justice Woo found the same for the program based on the legal challenge, which Pannir argued , may have a “fundamental effect” on his conviction if effective.  ,
Justice Wo rejected the next argument, but granted Pannir agreement to file his application on these two grounds.
He continued,” It is neither here nor there whether the improper reporting of the individual’s letter has discredited the administration of justice.”  ,
The key issue is whether the disclosure caused the individual’s faith and statement to be questioned, said Justice Woo, who added that the Court of Appeal had previously given the impression that this was the case.  ,
While the application was pending, the Court of Appeal granted an administrative stay.  ,