SINGAPORE:  , A former policeman who was convicted over the murder of two people in 2013 was executed on Wednesday ( Feb 5 ).
The authorities said the money sentence was carried out against Iskandar Rahmat, after his appeals to Singapore’s chairman for mercy were fruitless.
Iskandar,  , a 46-year-old Singaporean, had been on death row since 2017.  , He was found guilty of the murder of two males- a vehicle factory owner and his son ,- and sentenced to death on Dec 4, 2015.
According to the authorities, the Court of Appeal rejected his request to challenge his judgment and word from February 3, 2017.
Capital punishment is imposed only for the most severe crimes, including death, they added.
WHAT ISKANDAR DID
Iskandar, a 14-year senior of the police force, had killed a vehicle factory owner and the man’s brother on Jul 10, 2013.
Passers-by watched in horror as Iskandar, while fleeing in a Toyota Camry along Upper Serangoon Road, dragged Mr Tan Chee Heong, next 42, under the car.
The terrible trail led to a house on Hillside Drive, which was about 1 km away, where Mr. Tan Boon Sin, 67, was found dead with numerous stab wounds in his father’s system.
After a 54-hour hunt, Iskandar was arrested in Johor Bahru, Malaysia.
Prior to a probable firing for his “financial disgrace,” he had previously devised a plan to steal the older Tan’s funds from a safe deposit box at Certis Cisco.
He carried out his scheme a day before a deadline to make a S$ 50, 000 ( US$ 36, 972 ) lump-sum payment to clear his S$ 65, 000 bank debt.
Indicting Iskandar in 2015, the High Court rejected his claim that he had intended to kidnap and work but was forced to defend himself against a knife-wielding Tan Boon Sin and that the older person died from his wounds in the altercation.