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United Nations experts strongly condemn Singapore’s recent execution of Tangaraju s/o Suppiah, calling for an immediate moratorium on capital punishment. They express concerns over inadequate interpretation during police interrogations in his conviction and the high rate of execution notices for drug-related offenses. The experts criticize Singapore’s mandatory sentencing law, discriminatory treatment of minorities, and the suspension of the death penalty moratorium. They urge Singapore to review the death penalty’s scope, limit it to cases involving intentional killing, and abolish it to protect the right to life. Tangaraju represented himself in court as no lawyers in Singapore were willing to take up his case. Human rights lawyer Mr Ravi highlighted the fear of cost orders and disciplinary actions faced by lawyers who take up such cases.