UN Human Rights Office urges Singapore to halt execution

The United Nations Human Rights Office pressed Singapore on Tuesday to 'urgently reconsider' its scheduled execution of a man over one kilogram of cannabis. ManilaBulletin

SINGAPORE, Singapore - The United Nations Human Rights Office pressed Singapore on Tuesday to "urgently reconsider" its scheduled execution of a man over one kilogram of cannabis.

"We have concerns around due process and respect for fair trial guarantees. The UN Human Rights Office calls on the authorities not to proceed with his execution," it added.Branson, a member of the Geneva-based Global Commission on Drug Policy, wrote on his blog on Monday that Tangaraju was "not anywhere near" the drugs at the time of his arrest and that Singapore may be about to put an innocent man to death.

Branson showed "disrespect for Singapore’s judges and our criminal justice system with such allegations", it added.

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