Singapore has postponed the execution of Malaysian national K. Datchinamurthy, which was scheduled for today.
Datchinamurthy was arrested in 2011 and convicted in 2013 for trafficking 44.96 grams of diamorphine (heroin). He was initially set to be executed in 2022 but was granted a stay of execution pending a legal challenge. That challenge was dismissed by the Singapore Court of Appeal in August 2025.
He is one of four Malaysians on death row in Singapore highlighted by the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia earlier this month, which urged the Malaysian government to intervene on their behalf.
The other three are P. Pannir Selvam, S. Saminathan, and R. Lingkesvaran.
In January 2024, the Singapore High Court dismissed applications by two King’s Counsel seeking to represent Saminathan, Datchinamurthy, and Lingkesvaran in their appeals against their convictions and sentences.
Lawyer N. Surendran, representing the family of the Malaysian on death row, revealed that they received a call from the prison after midnight with the news. He added that no further information is available at this time, and the family is hoping for the best possible outcome.
Source: FMT
