A 45-year-old woman was executed in Singapore today for drug trafficking, the local authorities said, adding that she is the first female convict to be executed in that city-state in the last 19 years.
"The death sentence imposed on Sarideva Binte Jamana was carried out today," the Central Narcotics Bureau announced.
The woman was found guilty of trafficking 30,72 grams of heroin, which is twice the amount punishable by death in Singapore.
Saridevi Binte Jamani, who was sentenced in 2018, filed an appeal against the verdict, but it was rejected on October 6, 2022, the statement said, adding that her request for clemency was also rejected.
She is the first woman to be executed in the city-state since 2004.
Judicial executions resumed in Singapore in March 2022, after a two-year hiatus during the coronavirus pandemic. Since then, 15 prisoners have been killed.
On Wednesday, Mohd Aziz bin Hussein, a 57-year-old resident of Singapore, was executed for trafficking around 50 grams of heroin.
Singapore has one of the strictest drug laws in the world. Trafficking more than 500 grams of cannabis or more than 15 grams of heroin is punishable by death.
This Sunday, several human rights groups, including Amnesty International, called on the government to halt the executions.
Singapore insists the death penalty has helped make it one of the safest countries in Asia.
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