Scores of people mourned, read prayers, and beat drums at the funeral of a mentally challenged Malaysian man whose hanging in Singapore last week caused international outrage. Nagaenthran K. Dharmalingam was executed on Wednesday after spending more than a decade on death row for trafficking a minor amount of heroin into the city-state. His case aroused considerable outrage, with critics including the UN and the European Union claiming that hanging someone with an intellectual impairment violates international law. Singapore maintains that the death penalty has contributed to the country's status as one of the safest in Asia. Sarmila Dharmalingam, his sister, told local media, 'My brother was a lovely person, and we will miss him dearly. 'My humble message to the world, Please eliminate the death penalty,' she continued.
