Singapore Executes Man, Despite Pleas and Criticism, For Coordinating Delivery of Cannabis

Tangaraju Suppiah was executed in Singapore for abetting the trafficking of 2.2 pounds of cannabis despite pleas for clemency from his family and protests from activists.
Singapore's use of the death penalty for drug offenses is in contrast with its neighbors, as Thailand has essentially legalized cannabis and Malaysia has ended the mandatory death penalty for serious crimes.
Critics say Singapore's death penalty has mostly snared low-level mules and done little to stop drug traffickers and organized syndicates, but Singapore's government says that all those executed have been accorded full due process under the law and that the death penalty is necessary to protect its citizens.
The United Nations' top human rights official called for the authorities to "urgently reconsider" the sentence before the execution.
Tangaraju was convicted on weak evidence, as he was not caught with the cannabis, but prosecutors traced phone numbers to him as the person responsible for coordinating the delivery of the drugs.