The ST report also detailed how Pannir and his legal team, upon a brief exchange through the accused’s dock glass panels, bowed their heads in a quiet prayer after the dismissal was conveyed. The bench, which also comprised Justice Judith Prakash and Justice Steven Chong, are expected to issue the full grounds of their judgment at a later date. Menon reportedly said the term “used” in this context could mean arrest, apprehension, or conviction, or in assisting in the making of wider strategic decisions by the agency such as enforcement operations. In delivering their judgment, the panel led by Singapore’s Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon explained how the statute contemplates that the information provided must have been used by the CNB in some way. It explained how under the Singaporean Misuse of Drugs Act, mules and narcotics couriers can be issued a certificate of substantive assistance by the prosecution which would see their potential death sentences reduced to life imprisonment and caning. The dismissal, according to the report, was hinged on whether the intel provided by Pannir to the Singaporean Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) was substantial in assisting with investigations and enough for the agency to disrupt drug trafficking activities.
In this appeal, Pannir had contended that information he provided to the authorities was crucial to their eventual arrest of another trafficker named Zamri Mohd Tahir, and as such should be granted a certificate of substantive assistance.
Pannir Selvam Pranthaman, who was granted a stay of execution two years ago for his death sentence, had his judicial review application rejected by the Singaporean Court of Appeal earlier today, The Straits Times (ST) reported. KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 26 - A 34-year-old Malaysian convicted in Singapore for trafficking heroin in 2017 has failed in his application to initiate a challenge against his death sentence. Pannir today failed in his application to initiate a challenge against his death sentence. Pannir Selvam during a press conference in Petaling Jaya July 5, 2019. A family member is pictured wearing a T-shirt in support of Singapore death row inmate P.
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