The family of the convict, 28-year-old Micheal Anak Garing, was only told of the execution eight days before he is scheduled to be executed in Changi Prison on Friday, March 22
gapore be halted, claiming that the convict and his family have not been given sufficient time for preparations.. They were informed that they needed to make “necessary funeral arrangements” for him.
While Mr Surendran acknowledged that punishment was necessary for Mr Garing’s crime, the lawyer also said that Mr Garing deserved a chance to be rehabilitated, and that Singapore would do an “even greater wrong” by executing Mr. Garing.“It is not too late to do so. We further urge the government of Singapore to impose a moratorium on all executions and work towards abolition of the death penalty.”
The group ended up killing four people in all. First to get killed was 24-year-old Sandeep Singh, a construction worker followed by 19-year-old national serviceman Ang Jun Heng, who had been punched, kicked, and slashed with a parang. “Michael was only 21 years old when he committed the crime. We accept that it was a serious crime and that he must face punishment. But like any young person who has committed a crime, Michael must be given an opportunity for rehabilitation. By executing him, the State is answering his wrongdoing with an even greater wrong.
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